Impact of Pre-Existing Disability on Long-Term Health Care Use Following Hospitalization for COVID-19: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emerging evidence shows the lasting impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on health care use and needs. Policy-makers require data on population-level service use to understand patient needs and health system impacts following hospitalization for COVID-19.

Objective

To compare health service use within 12 months following hospitalization for COVID-19 among people with and without pre-existing disabilities, and to determine the extent to which such use is related to disability and other risk factors.

Design

Population-based cohort study, Ontario, Canada.

Participants

Adults with and without disabilities hospitalized for COVID-19, 01/25/2020-02/28/2022.

Main measures

We used Poisson regression to model adjusted rate ratios (aRR) of ambulatory care visi

SUBMITTER: Brown HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12586261 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature