Global survey on disruption and mitigation of neurological services during COVID-19: the perspective of global international neurological patients and scientific associations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has dramatically disrupted healthcare systems. Two rapid WHO pulse surveys studied disruptions in mental health services, but did not particularly focus on neurology. Here, a global survey was conducted and addresses the impact of the pandemic on neurology services.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was carried out in which 34 international neurological associations were asked to distribute the survey to national associations. The responses represented the national situation, in November-December 2020, with regard to the main disrupted neurological services, reasons and the mitigation strategies implemented as well as the disruption on training of residents and on neurological research. A comparison with the situation in February-April

SUBMITTER: Triki CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8195244 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature