Publications by authors named "Andrew Schamess"
Background: Exploring the experiences of Long COVID patients who face challenges with employment may inform improvements in how healthcare systems can provide holistic care for this patient population.
Objective: Understand perspectives about the impact of Long COVID on employment and well-being among patients seeking healthcare for Long COVID.
Design: Qualitative study involving one-on-one interviews.
Individuals who have Long COVID may have unique perspectives about COVID-19 vaccination due to the significant impact that COVID-19 has had on their lives. However, little is known about the specific vaccination perspectives among this patient population. The goal of our study was to improve our understanding of perspectives about COVID-19 vaccines among individuals with Long COVID.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Little is known about how to best evaluate, diagnose, and treat long COVID, which presents challenges for patients as they seek care.
Objective: Understand experiences of patients as they navigate care for long COVID.
Design: Qualitative study involving interviews with patients about topics related to seeking and receiving care for long COVID.
Background: Persons with multiple chronic conditions and disability face access barriers to office-based primary care and have very high rates of emergency department (ED) use and hospital admissions. Home-based primary care (HBPC) has been proposed as a way to improve disease management and prevent health crises.
Hypothesis: Enrollment of patients with disability and multiple chronic conditions in a HBPC program is associated with a subsequent decrease in ED visits and hospital admissions.