Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Home Medical Care Utilization in Japan: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic affected healthcare utilization worldwide, but changes in home medical care utilization have not been fully revealed.

Objective

This study aims to clarify the changes in the use of home medical care services in Japan due to the pandemic.

Design

Interrupted time series analysis of national medical claims data.

Participants

Individuals with home medical care use occurring in Japan between April 2019 and March 2022.

Interventions

The declaration of a state of emergency (April 2020) by the Japanese government.

Main measures

The outcomes were the monthly uses of regular home visits, emergency house calls, terminal care, and in-home deaths. Terminal care was stratified by care setting (home or nursing home) and the type

SUBMITTER: Shibata M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11618568 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature