Online symptoms self-assessment during COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of a COVID-19 portal responses from Canada.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 case was first identified in Canada on January 25, 2020, on a Toronto resident who had travelled to Wuhan China, and not long after, the WHO declared the viral infection a pandemic. Ontario health West created an online self-assessment portal that allowed individuals in the health region and adjourning areas to report any COVID related symptoms. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility and usefulness of the Ontario Heath West online COVID-19 self-assessment portal. Record level data obtained from the Ontario Health West self-assessment portal was analyzed. Descriptive statistics using charts and graphs were used to characterize the distribution of responses to the portal. In-depth analysis using correlation, lead-lag analysis, and trend comparison with actual Governme

SUBMITTER: Egbujie BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9156693 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature