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This article originally featured in the April print edition of Geographical. Subscribe today for the best features and stories, delivered to your doorstep each month. Unprecedented appropriately described 2020. The public thought so – the term was awarded the People’s Choice 2020 Word of the Year by Dictionary.com. Its impact became diluted as 2020 ploughed on with yet more unfathomable shocks. The year in science, however, was certainly without precedent.
Finances, fear of COVID-19 among reasons why Americans are avoiding care Understanding the reasons that patients forgo care is an important component in designing policy and clinical interventions.
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Two out of five individuals delayed or missed medical care in the early phase of the pandemic – from March through mid-July 2020 – according to a new survey from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
The survey of 1,337 U.S. adults found that 544, or 41%, delayed or missed medical care during that time frame. Among the 1,055 people who reported needing medical care, 29% indicated fear of transmission of COVID-19 as the main reason. Seven percent reported financial concerns as the main reason for delaying or missing care.
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Two out of five individuals delayed or missed medical care in the early phase of the pandemic from March through mid-July 2020 according to a new survey from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
The survey of 1,337 U.S. adults found that 544, or 41 percent, delayed or missed medical care during the survey period. Among the 1,055 individuals who reported needing medical care, 29 percent (307 respondents), indicated fear of transmission of COVID-19 as the main reason. Seven percent (75 respondents) reported financial concerns as the main reason for delaying or missing care.
The findings were published online in
JAMA Network Open on January 21.