Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Primary Health Care for Chronic Conditions in Canada: Protocol for a Retrospective Pre-Post Study Using National Practice-Based Research Network Data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, there have been concerns that interruptions to the health care system may have led to changes in primary care, especially for care of chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart failure. Such changes may have longer term implications for population health.

Objective

This study aims to describe the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on indicators of primary care access, comprehensiveness, and appropriateness among adult patients, as well as on specific indictors of chronic conditions. Additionally, this study aims to determine whether any identified changes were associated with patient sociodemographic characteristics and multimorbidity.

Methods

This is a retrospective, single-arm, pre-post study using Canadian Primary Care

SUBMITTER: Howard M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10403797 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature