Provision of community mental health care before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A time series analysis in Peru.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic was that the provision of mental health services was reduced in several countries around the world, while the demand for mental health services increased.

Aims

Our study aims to determine any variation in the number of users served, health appointments, and care activities conducted at 58 Peruvian community mental health centers (CMHCs) between March 2019 and October 2021.

Methods

Our study used an observational design and analyzed information from the care provided in CMHCs. We evaluate the number of users served, health appointments, and care activities performed per month. The main statistical analysis used segmented regression with Newey-West standard errors, taking into account each month of the evaluation.

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SUBMITTER: Villarreal-Zegarra D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10350579 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature