How COVID-19 has affected general practice consultations and income: general practitioner cross-sectional population survey evidence from Ireland.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

How general practice is delivered in many countries has drastically changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to answer the question of how general practice has changed in Ireland in response to COVID-19.

Design

The Irish College of General Practitioners surveyed its membership before and after the global pandemic hit Ireland using a cross-sectional online survey instrument.

Setting

This study focuses on primary care, specifically general practice, in Ireland.

Participants

In February 2020 before the global pandemic, 526 general practices across Ireland submitted responses to the survey; 538 general practices responded to the second survey during the pandemic in June 2020. This covers 32% and 33% of practices in Ireland, respectively.

SUBMITTER: Homeniuk R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8039245 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature