Remote Healthcare During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings for Older Adults in 27 European Countries and Israel.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated issues regarding access to healthcare for older people, by far the most vulnerable population group. In particular, older adults avoided seeking medical treatment for fear of infection or had their medical treatments postponed or denied by health facilities or health professionals. In response, remote medical services were recognized as an essential adjustment mechanism to maintain the continuity of healthcare provision. Using the SHARE Corona Survey data, we estimate logistic and multilevel regression models for the remote care of 44,152 persons aged 50 and over in 27 European countries and Israel. Our findings suggest that those aged 80+ were the least likely to use remote healthcare. However, women, better educated individuals, older adults who lived in

SUBMITTER: Smolic S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9337840 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature