Identifying Factors Important to Patients for Resuming Elective Imaging During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To identify factors important to patients for their return to elective imaging during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods

In all, 249 patients had elective MRIs postponed from March 23, 2020, to April 24, 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Of these patients, 99 completed a 22-question survey about living arrangement and health care follow-up, effect of imaging postponement, safety of imaging, and factors important for elective imaging. Mann-Whitney U, Fisher's exact, χ² tests, and logistic regression analyses were performed. Statistical significance was set to P ≤ .05 with Bonferroni correction applied.

Results

Overall, 68% of patients felt imaging postponement had no impact or a small impact on health, 68% felt it was fai

SUBMITTER: Carotenuto G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7836756 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature