Perceived access to general and mental healthcare in primary care in Colombia during COVID-19: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact both in general and mental healthcare, challenged the health systems worldwide, and affected their capacity to deliver essential health services. We aimed to describe perceived changes in ease of access to general and mental healthcare among patients with a diagnosis of depression and/or unhealthy alcohol use in Colombia.

Methods

This study is embedded in the DIADA project, a multicenter implementation research study aimed at evaluating the integration of mental healthcare in primary care in Colombia. Between November 2020 and August 2021, we conducted a COVID-19 pandemic impact assessment in a cohort of participants with newly diagnosed depression and/or unhealthy alcohol use part of DIADA project. We assessed the ease of

SUBMITTER: Gomez-Restrepo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9490130 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature