Postponed healthcare in The Netherlands during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on self-reported health.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare services have been seriously disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to examine the extent to which Dutch citizens have experienced postponed healthcare and how this affected their self-reported health. In addition, individual characteristics that were associated with experiencing postponed healthcare and with self-reported negative health effects were investigated.

Methods

An online survey about postponed healthcare and its consequences was developed, and sent out to participants of the Dutch LISS (Longitudinal Internet Studies for the Social Sciences) panel (n = 2.043). Data were collected in August 2022. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were carried out to explore characteristics associated with postponed ca

SUBMITTER: Visscher K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10326615 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature