Patient-reported health outcomes of SARS-CoV-2-tested patients presenting to emergency departments: a propensity score-matched prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to compare the long-term physical and mental health outcomes of matched severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-positive and SARS-CoV-2-negative patients controlling for seasonal effects.

Study design

This was a retrospective cohort study.

Methods

This study enrolled patients presenting to emergency departments participating in the Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Department Rapid Response Network. We enrolled consecutive eligible consenting patients who presented between March 1, 2020, and July 14, 2021, and were tested for SARS-CoV-2. Research assistants randomly selected four site and date-matched SARS-CoV-2-negative controls for every SARS-CoV-2-positive patient and interviewed them at least 30 days after discharge. We us

SUBMITTER: Bola R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9712064 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature