Infant, pediatric and adult well visit trends before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adult well visits declined during COVID-19, but literature is inconsistent in regard to whether childhood well visits declined. We determined if the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a change in well visits among infants, children, adolescents and adults before, compared to during the COVID-19 pandemic, including through the emergence of the Delta variant.

Methods

De-identified electronic health care data came from a multi-state Midwest health care system. Eligible patients (n = 798,571) had ≥ 1 well visit between 7/1/2018 and 6/30/2021. Trends in well visits per month for children (< 1, 1-4, 5-11, 12-17 years) and adults (18-39, 40-64, ≥ 65 years) over 3-years were assessed using Joinpoint regression models and monthly percent change (MPC).

Results

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SUBMITTER: Salas J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8916698 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature