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Identifying community Covid-19 cases and exploring differences with patients diagnosed in healthcare settings

Grant number: COV/SAN/20/06

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $85,401.28

  • Funder

    CSO Scotland

  • Principal Investigator

    Prof. Colin McCowan

  • Research Location

    United Kingdom

  • Lead Research Institution

    University of St Andrews

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Epidemiological studies

  • Research Subcategory

    Disease transmission dynamics

  • Special Interest Tags

    Data Management and Data SharingDigital Health

  • Study Type

    Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    Not applicable

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

How Covid-19 spreads within the community and individual households remains uncertain as current data is based on people who receive medical care. A Covid-19 tracker app allows people to share data on the members of their household including symptoms. This research applies computer techniques to extract key information from text and will then link this with medical records to get a better idea of the true number of people with the disease. We will also look to see whether the clinical or demographic features of people who stay at home with Covid-19 differ from those who need medical help or are admitted to hospital.

Publicationslinked via Europe PMC

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Association between multimorbidity and mortality in a cohort of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 in Scotland.

COVID-19 hospital admissions and deaths after BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccinations in 2·57 million people in Scotland (EAVE II): a prospective cohort study.