Behavioural drivers influencing emergency department attendance in Victoria during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods investigation.
Paul BuntineEmogene S AldridgeSimon CraigDianne CrellinJulian StellaStephen D GillBreanna WrightRobert D MitchellGlenn ArendtsHelen RawsonAmanda M RojekPublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2022)
Patients expressed increased concerns around attending ED during the first 10 months of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and frequently cited COVID-19 as a reason for delaying their presentation. These factors would be amenable to mitigation via focussed public health messaging.
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