Comparative Effectiveness of an Automated Text Messaging Service for Monitoring COVID-19 at Home.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although most patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection can be safely managed at home, the need for hospitalization can arise suddenly.

Objective

To determine whether enrollment in an automated remote monitoring service for community-dwelling adults with COVID-19 at home ("COVID Watch") was associated with improved mortality.

Design

Retrospective cohort analysis.

Setting

Mid-Atlantic academic health system in the United States.

Participants

Outpatients who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 between 23 March and 30 November 2020.

Intervention

The COVID Watch service consists of twice-daily, automated text message check-ins with an option to report worsening symptoms at any time. All escalations were managed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by dedicate

SUBMITTER: Delgado MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8722738 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature