Health Care Utilization During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Individuals Born Preterm.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Limited data exist on pediatric health care utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic among children and young adults born preterm.

Objective

To investigate differences in health care use related to COVID-19 concerns during the pandemic among children and young adults born preterm vs those born at term.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cohort study, questionnaires regarding COVID-19 and health care utilization were completed by 1691 mother-offspring pairs from 42 pediatric cohorts in the National Institutes of Health Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes Program. Children and young adults (ages 1-18 years) in these analyses were born between 2003 and 2021. Data were recorded by the August 31, 2021, data-lock date and were analyzed betwee

SUBMITTER: McGowan EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10148204 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature