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cord-334705-vclkuink	Sokas, Claire M.	Is social distancing keeping patients from the ED?()	2020-07-16		.txt	text/plain	886	63	54	We sought to characterize perceptions of public health recommendations and explore the decision to seek medical care for common symptoms. To understand the impact on individual medical decision making, we asked participants to describe their approach to care for common symptoms before and during the pandemic, classifying behaviors according to escalation of care: 1) stay home and see if it gets better ("wait and see"); 2) call my doctor; 3) present to an emergency department (ED), urgent care (UC), or call 911. Most participants worry about their own and their family's health, their ability to obtain medical care, and prolonged, severe illness if they contracted COVID-19. In the weeks following the initiation of public health recommendations, public perceptions were overall favorable and participants reported adherence to mandates in the setting of worry about personal health and reluctance to seek emergency care for COVID-19-related symptoms.	./cache/cord-334705-vclkuink.txt	./txt/cord-334705-vclkuink.txt