Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on utilisation of healthcare services: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the extent and nature of changes in utilisation of healthcare services during COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

Systematic review.

Eligibility

Eligible studies compared utilisation of services during COVID-19 pandemic to at least one comparable period in prior years. Services included visits, admissions, diagnostics and therapeutics. Studies were excluded if from single centres or studied only patients with COVID-19.

Data sources

PubMed, Embase, Cochrane COVID-19 Study Register and preprints were searched, without language restrictions, until 10 August, using detailed searches with key concepts including COVID-19, health services and impact.

Data analysis

Risk of bias was assessed by adapting the Risk of Bias in Non-randomised Studies of

SUBMITTER: Moynihan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7969768 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature