Factors associated with general practitioner‐led diagnosis of long <scp>COVID</scp>: an observational study using electronic general practice data from Victoria and New South Wales, Australia
Female sex, middle age, high socio-economic status and pre-existing comorbidities, including mental health conditions, respiratory conditions, cancer and musculoskeletal conditions, were associated with general practitioner-led long COVID diagnosis among general practice patients. These factors largely parallel the emerging international evidence on long COVID and highlight the patient characteristics that practitioners should be cognisant of when patients present with symptoms of long COVID.
Authors
- Precious McGuire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3139-2049)
- Abbish Kamalakkannan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1987-4122)
- Andrew Georgiou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7619-3668)
- Mirela Prgomet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5629-3680)
- Judith Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0715-9124)
- Christopher Pearce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3132-6033)
- Fiona Mackintosh
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Health Net (US)
- Melbourne Health (AU)
- South Western Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Medical Journal of Australia
- Published
- 2024-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52458
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.11
Funders
- Australian Government
- Macquarie University