GP consultation rates for sequelae after acute covid-19 in patients managed in the community or hospital in the UK: population based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the rates for consulting a general practitioner (GP) for sequelae after acute covid-19 in patients admitted to hospital with covid-19 and those managed in the community, and to determine how the rates change over time for patients in the community and after vaccination for covid-19.

Design

Population based study.

Setting

1392 general practices in England contributing to the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum database.

Participants

456 002 patients with a diagnosis of covid-19 between 1 August 2020 and 14 February 2021 (44.7% men; median age 61 years), admitted to hospital within two weeks of diagnosis or managed in the community, and followed-up for a maximum of 9.2 months. A negative control group included individuals without covi

SUBMITTER: Whittaker HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8715128 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature