article thumbnail

Development and external validation of the FluScoreVax risk score for influenza that incorporates vaccine status (EAST-PC) [Acute respiratory infections]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: To develop and externally validate a simple risk score for influenza diagnosis based only on vaccination history and patient-reported symptoms. Results: We developed a risk score with 6 items (subjective fever, interfered with usual activity, headache, wheeze, phlegm, and recent flu vaccine) and a range from -5 to 6 points.

article thumbnail

Patients Recognizing the Heart of Primary Care: Patient Indications of Relationship and Healing from Primary Care Clinicians [COVID-19]

Annals of Family Medicine

Patient survey items varied based on status of the pandemic and pressing social concerns but were topically organized around access to care, expressed needs for care, experience or concerns with COVID-19, use of telehealth, experienced health burdens, and reported experiences relative to social drivers of health.

article thumbnail

Anti-Asian Hate: Russell Jeung, Lingsheng Li, & Jessica Eng

GeriPal

We could wear masks against Covid, but we couldn’t vaccinate against racism. Jessica 38:40 Yeah, I’m thinking about just, you know, in the mental health provider space, you know, telehealth, it’s become huge. And also the language concordance has been an issue, I think, for both in person and telehealth care.