Continuing chronic care services during a pandemic: results of a mixed-method study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with chronic diseases have seen unprecedented changes to healthcare practices since the emergence of COVID-19. Traditional 'on-site' clinics have had to innovate to continue services. Whether these changes are acceptable to patients and are effective for care continuation are largely unreported.

Methods

We evaluated the effectiveness of care provision at a re-structured chronic care clinic and elicited the patient experiences of care and self-management. We conducted a convergent, parallel, mixed-methods study. Adult patients attending a chronic care clinic were included. We extracted data from 4,849 clinic visits before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, including operational metrics and attendee profile. We also conducted fifteen interviews with patients

SUBMITTER: Sumner J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9358920 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature