Patient Perceptions of their COVID-19 Inpatient Hospital Experience: a Survey Exploring Inequities in Healthcare Delivery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Compared with White patients, Black and Latinx patients have higher infection, hospitalization, and mortality rates from COVID-19; yet, little is known about their perspective before, during, and after a COVID-19 hospitalization. The objective of this study conducted in White, Black, and Latinx patients was to assess perceptions of their COVID-19-related hospitalization from onset of symptoms through the post-discharge period to identify disparities in their perceived care.

Methods

A cross-sectional observational study using an online survey from May 19 to June 23, 2021, was conducted by The Harris Poll in 200 White, 200 Black, and 201 Latinx patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in the US. Main measures obtained included baseline demographic variables, socioeconomic

SUBMITTER: Oppelt TF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9684944 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature