Health system resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative analysis of disruptions in care from 32 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To quantify disruptions in hospitalization and ambulatory care throughout the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic for 32 countries, and examine associations of health system characteristics and COVID-19 response strategies on disruptions.

Data sources

We utilized aggregated inpatient hospitalization and surgical procedure data from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Health Database from 2010 to 2021. Covariate data were extracted from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Health Database, World Health Organization, and Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker.

Study design

This is a descriptive study using time-series analyses to quantify the annual effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on non-COVID-19 hospi

SUBMITTER: Ledesma JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11622287 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature