Purpose We aimed to determine the degree to which reasons for primary care visits changed
during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods We used data from the University of Toronto …

Objective: Fatigue is a prevalent and long-lasting symptom among patients with cancer that
is known to be worsened by patients’ catastrophizing thoughts about their fatigue. Spouses …

Objective To examine the effects of depressive symptoms and spouse empathic responding
on patient disability and marital quality over time and to identify factors that contribute to …

Given evidence suggesting a detrimental effect of occupational stress on sleep, it is important
to identify protective factors that may ameliorate this effect. We followed 87 paramedics …

Introduction Through the INTernational ConsoRtium of Primary Care BIg Data Researchers (INTRePID),
we compared the pandemic impact on the volume of primary care visits and …

Coping strategies are the thoughts and behaviors used to manage the internal and external
demands of a stressful situation. In this chapter, we describe the coping process, some of the …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a disruption in childhood immunization
coverage around the world. This study aimed to determine the change in immunization …

Background Population-based surveys indicate that many people experienced increased
psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to determine if there was a …

Objective Accurate and rapid phenotyping is a prerequisite to leveraging electronic health
records for biomedical research. While early phenotyping relied on rule-based algorithms …

Background: It has been suggested that the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened socioeconomic
disparities in access to primary care. Given these concerns, we investigated whether the …