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Information-seeking behaviours and uncertainty around accessing primary care in the changing landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

Lynsey Rachael Brown, Andrew James Williams, Kevin Shaw, Gozde Ozakinci and Mara Myrthe van Beusekom
BJGP Open 2022; 6 (1): BJGPO.2021.0151. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0151
Lynsey Rachael Brown
1 School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
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1 School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
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2 Independent Scholar, San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
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Gozde Ozakinci
3 Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
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Mara Myrthe van Beusekom
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    Table 1. Description of demographic characteristics of the sample (n = 34).
    Variablen (%)
    Age, years
     Mean (SD)51 (11.3)
     Range20–67
    Sex
     Male4 (11.8)
     Female30 (88.2)
    SIMD
     Quintile 1–210 (29.4)
     Quintile 38 (23.5)
     Quintile 4–510 (29.4)
     Missing6 (17.6)
    History of chronic illness
     Yes17 (50.0)
     No17 (50.0)
    Shielding
     Yes9 (26.5)
     No25 (73.5)
    COVID-19 vaccination
     Yes24 (70.6)
     No10 (29.4)
    Ethnic group as described by participants
     White24 (70.6)
     British or Scottish8 (23.5)
     Scottish Chinese1 (2.9)
     European1 (2.9)
    • SIMD = Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation

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Lynsey Rachael Brown, Andrew James Williams, Kevin Shaw, Gozde Ozakinci, Mara Myrthe van Beusekom
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