COVID-19 Disruptions to Social Care Delivery: A Qualitative Study in Two Large, Safety-Net Primary Care Clinics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social care integration refers to the incorporation of activities into health systems that assist patients with health-related social needs (HRSNs) that negatively impact the health outcomes of their patients, such as food insecurity or homelessness. Social care integration initiatives are becoming more common. The COVID-19 pandemic strained health systems while simultaneously increasing levels of unmet social needs.

Objective

To describe the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on established social care delivery in a primary care setting.

Design

We used qualitative semi-structured interviews of stakeholders to assess barriers and facilitators to social care delivery in the primary care setting during the COVID-19 health emergency. Data was analyzed using a hy

SUBMITTER: Brown CO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11436498 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature