Relative Impacts on Preventative Primary Care--a Longitudinal Evaluation of COVID-19:Phase 1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | Congestive Heart Failure | Osteoarthritis | Diabetes Mellitus |...The goal of this observational study is to describe the impacts of COVID-19 on primary care chronic condition management in Canada within various patient populations. This will be done by analyzing primary care electronic medial record (EMR) data from the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN) database, including data on primary care encounters, as well as various markers for chronic conditions.
The research questions to be investigated are:
1a) What are the changes to the management of chronic conditions in primary care since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic?
1b) How do these changes differ by age, health status, and socioeconomic status?
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Participation Requirements
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Sex:
ALL -
Eligible Ages:
18 and up
Participation Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* 18 years of age or older as of 2018
* Records included in the CPCSSN database
* Patient had at least one encounter with their clinic between March 13, 2018 and March 13, 2020
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients aged 105 or older as of 2018 will be excluded due to possibility of data entry error
Study Location
McMaster University Department of Family Medicine
McMaster University Department of Family MedicineHamilton, Ontario
Canada
Contact Study Team
- Study Sponsored By
- McMaster University
- Participants Required
- More Information
- Study ID:
NCT05813652