ArticleBJGP open2018
Healthcare-seeking behaviour in case of influenza-like illness in the French general population and factors associated with a GP consultation: an observational prospective study.
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- Credibility, Accuracy, and Comprehensiveness of Internet-Based Information About Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Pooled it
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- Predictors of Seeking Care for Influenza-Like Illness in a Novel Digital Study.Open forum infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Awareness and use of home remedies in Italy's alps: a population-based cross-sectional telephone survey.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2022Article
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- Active surveillance documents rates of clinical care seeking due to respiratory illness.Influenza and other respiratory viruses · 2020Article
- Factors associated with influenza-like-illness: a crowdsourced cohort study from 2012/13 to 2017/18.BMC public health · 2019Article
- The potential value of crowdsourced surveillance systems in supplementing sentinel influenza networks: the case of France.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundGP consultation rates for influenza-like illness (ILI) are poorly known in France and there is a paucity of literature on this topic. In the few articles that have been published, the results are heterogeneous.
aimThe aim of the present study was to estimate the proportion of ILI inducing a GP consultation, and to assess its determinants. DESIGN &
settingParticipants of a French web-based cohort study who reported ≥1 ILI episode between 2012 and 2015 were included. Sociodemographic characteristics, access to health care, and health status variables were collected.
methodHealthcare-seeking behaviour was analysed and factors associated with a GP consultation identified using a conditional logistic regression.
resultsOf the 6023 ILI episodes reported, 1961 (32.6%) led to a GP consultation, with no difference between those at risk of influenza complications and those not (
conclusionThis study allows the identification of specific factors associated with GP consultation for an ILI episode. These findings may help to coordinate health information campaigns and to raise awareness, especially among individuals at risk of influenza complications.
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