The evolution of patient-reported safety concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic within a series of study questionnaires: a multi-method analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on healthcare systems globally, with the potential to aggravate levels of healthcare-associated harm. Due to radical changes within service provision, this period was considered likely to influence patient-reported safety concerns. We aimed to characterise the nature of these safety concerns at different time periods after the first UK lockdown.

Methods

A patient-reported safety concerns module was included within the UK COVID-19 Public Experience (COPE) study surveys at three time points: March/April 2021, September/November 2021, and March/April 2022. Participants were asked whether they had experienced any safety concerns whilst using healthcare services during the previous six months, the nature of the concern(s), an

SUBMITTER: McFadzean IJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12510432 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature