The accessibility and quality of health services for diabetes mellitus and chronic respiratory disease patients during Covid-19 in Northern Jordan: A mixed method study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The catastrophe caused by the Coronavirus disease has affected all services worldwide. A range of policies were introduced to slow the virus spread, which in turn, affected the accessibility and quality of healthcare services. This was a problematic and concerning for patients with chronic diseases, such as patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and chronic respiratory diseases (CRD), due to their sustained need for ongoing health care. The aims of the study were: 1) assessing the level of both accessibility and quality of healthcare services during the Covid-19 pandemic from the DM and CRD patients' perspectives, 2) assessing the association between the patients' socio-demographics and their perspectives on health services accessibility and quality, and 3) exploring the p

SUBMITTER: Al-Bataineh R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10653463 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature