Predictors of later COVID-19 test seeking.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Delays in COVID-19 testing may increase the risk of secondary household and community transmission. Little is known about what patient characteristics and symptom profiles are associated with delays in test seeking.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all symptomatic patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and assessed in a COVID Expansion to Outpatients (COVIDEO) virtual care program between March 2020 and June 2021. The primary outcome was later test seeking more than 3 days from symptom onset. Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine predictors of later testing including patient characteristics and symptoms (30 individual symptoms or 7 symptom clusters).

Results

Of 5,363 COVIDEO patients, 4,607 were eligible and 2,155/4,607 (46.8%)

SUBMITTER: Ga'al A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10797764 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature