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Caregiver-reported delay in presentation to pediatric emergency departments for fear of contracting COVID-19: a multi-national cross-sectional study.
Davis, Adrienne L; Sunderji, Alia; Marneni, Shashidhar R; Seiler, Michelle; Hall, Jeanine E; Cotanda, Cristina Parra; Klein, Eileen J; Brown, Julie C; Gelernter, Renana; Griffiths, Mark A; Hoeffe, Julia; Gualco, Gianluca; Mater, Ahmed; Manzano, Sergio; Thompson, Graham C; Ahmed, Sara; Ali, Samina; Goldman, Ran D.
  • Davis AL; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada. adrienne.davis@sickkids.ca.
  • Sunderji A; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada.
  • Marneni SR; Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Medical Center of Dallas, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
  • Seiler M; Emergency Department, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Hall JE; Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Cotanda CP; Pediatric Emergency Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Klein EJ; Seattle Children's Hospital and University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.
  • Brown JC; Seattle Children's Hospital and University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.
  • Gelernter R; Pediatric Emergency Medicine Unit, Shamir Medical Center, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
  • Griffiths MA; Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  • Hoeffe J; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Inselspital University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Gualco G; Pediatric Emergency Department, Pediatric Institute of Italian Part of Switzerland, Ticino, Switzerland.
  • Mater A; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Jim Pattison Children's Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
  • Manzano S; Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Geneva Children's Hospital, Geneva University Hospitals, and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Thompson GC; Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Alberta Children's Hospital and University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
  • Ahmed S; Department of Emergency Medicine, Mary Bridge Children's Hospital, Tacoma, WA, USA.
  • Ali S; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Women and Children's Health Research Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
  • Goldman RD; The Pediatric Research in Emergency Therapeutics (PRETx) Program, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
CJEM ; 23(6): 778-786, 2021 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1359993
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To determine if caregivers of children presenting to pediatric emergency departments (EDs) during the COVID-19 pandemic are delaying presenting to care for fear of contracting COVID-19.

METHODS:

This was a pre-planned secondary analysis of a cross-sectional survey study of caregivers accompanying their children aged 0-19 years to 16 pediatric EDs in 5 countries from May to June 2020. An anonymous online survey, completed by caregivers via RedCAP, included caregiver and child demographics, presenting complaints, if they delayed presentation and whether symptoms worsened during this interval, as well as caregiver concern about the child or caregiver having COVID-19 at the time of ED visit.

RESULTS:

Of 1543 caregivers completing the survey, 287 (18.6%) reported a delay in seeking ED care due to concerns of contracting COVID-19 in the hospital. Of those, 124 (43.2%) stated their child's symptoms worsened during the waiting interval. Caregiver relationship to child [mother] (OR 1.85, 95% CI 1.27-2.76), presence of chronic illness in child (OR 1.78. 95% CI 1.14-2.79), younger age of caregiver (OR 0.965, 95% CI 0.943-0.986), and caregiver concerns about lost work during the pandemic (OR 1.08, 95% CI 1.04-1.12) were independently associated with a COVID-19-related delayed presentation in multivariable regression analysis.

CONCLUSIONS:

Almost one in five caregivers reported delaying ED presentation for their ill or injured child specifically due to fear of contracting COVID-19 while in hospital, with mothers, younger caregivers, caregivers of children with chronic illness, and those concerned about lost work more likely to report delaying ED presentation.
RéSUMé OBJECTIF Déterminer si les aidants des enfants qui se présentent aux services d'urgence pédiatriques (SU) pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 retardent leur présentation pour prendre soin d'eux par crainte de contracter la COVID-19. MéTHODES Il s'agissait d'une analyze secondaire planifiée à l'avance d'une étude d'enquête transversale auprès des soignants accompagnant leurs enfants âgés de 0 à 19 ans dans 16 urgences pédiatriques de 5 pays entre mai et juin 2020. Une enquête anonyme en ligne, remplie par les soignants via RedCAP, comprenait les données démographiques du soignant et de l'enfant, les plaintes présentées, s'ils ont retardé la présentation et si les symptômes se sont aggravés pendant cet intervalle, ainsi que l'inquiétude du soignant quant à la présence de COVID-19 chez l'enfant ou le soignant au moment de la visite aux urgences. RéSULTATS Sur les 1 543 soignants ayant répondu à l'enquête, 287 (18.6 %) ont déclaré avoir retardé le recours aux urgences par crainte de contracter le COVID-19 à l'hôpital. Parmi eux, 124 (43.2%) ont déclaré que les symptômes de leur enfant s'étaient aggravés pendant l'intervalle d'attente. Dans l'analyse de régression multivariable, le lien entre la personne qui s'occupe de l'enfant et la mère (OR 1.85, IC95 % 1.27­2.76), la présence d'une maladie chronique chez l'enfant (OR 1.78, IC95 % 1.14-2.79), le jeune âge de la personne qui s'occupe de l'enfant (OR 0.965, IC95 % 0.943-0.986) et les préoccupations de la personne qui s'occupe de l'enfant concernant la perte de travail pendant la pandémie (OR 1.08, IC95 % 1.04­1.12) ont été associés de manière indépendante à une présentation tardive.

CONCLUSIONS:

Près d'un soignant sur cinq a déclaré avoir retardé la présentation aux urgences de son enfant malade ou blessé par crainte de contracter le COVID-19 pendant son séjour à l'hôpital, avec les mères, les jeunes aidants, les soignants d'enfants souffrant de maladies chroniques et les personnes préoccupées par la perte de travail sont plus susceptibles de retarder la présentation aux urgences.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Caregivers / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Child / Humans Language: English Journal: CJEM Journal subject: Emergency Medicine Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S43678-021-00174-z

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Caregivers / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Child / Humans Language: English Journal: CJEM Journal subject: Emergency Medicine Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S43678-021-00174-z