The epidemiology of burn injuries in a Canadian population during the COVID-19 pandemic

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dc.contributor.advisorRotondi, Michael
dc.contributor.authorMichelberger, Alexander John
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-18T18:01:13Z
dc.date.available2024-03-18T18:01:13Z
dc.date.issued2024-03-16
dc.date.updated2024-03-16T10:46:03Z
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology & Health Science
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To investigate the changes in the epidemiology of burn injuries in a Canadian population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information were used to evaluate differences in burn ED visits from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic. Logistic regression models estimated the odds of a severe burn occurrence. Results: During the pandemic, there were significant decreases in ED visits for burns. Distributions of factors associated with burns had little to no change. Period, age, gender, income, month, and daytime were significantly associated with severe burns during the pandemic. Conclusions: The study found large reductions in the number of ED visits during the pandemic, but no evidence of changes in the epidemiology of burns or patterns in the patient populations.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/41890
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectHealth sciences
dc.subject.keywordsBurn
dc.subject.keywordsInjury
dc.subject.keywordsEpidemiology
dc.subject.keywordsDemographic
dc.subject.keywordsCOVID-19
dc.subject.keywordsPandemic
dc.subject.keywordsPattern
dc.subject.keywordsTrend
dc.subject.keywordsSeverity
dc.subject.keywordsSevere burns
dc.subject.keywordsInjury prevention
dc.subject.keywordsEmergency department
dc.subject.keywordsED
dc.subject.keywordsHospitalization
dc.subject.keywordsHealth services use
dc.subject.keywordsHealth system utilization
dc.subject.keywordsPopulation
dc.subject.keywordsOntario
dc.subject.keywordsCanada
dc.titleThe epidemiology of burn injuries in a Canadian population during the COVID-19 pandemic
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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