Utilization of health services among the elderly in Iran during the COVID-19 outbreak: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Elderly people are potentially vulnerable with a higher need for health services, and utilization of Essential Public Health Services (EPHS) among this group is of high importance. This study aimed to examine the utilization of health services among the elderly in Iran during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study conducted in 21 public health centers in Sirjan, Southern Iran, from May to December 2020. A total of 420 elderly patients were selected through a systematic random sampling method. Data were collected using a questionnaire and were analyzed using SPSS _v22.0. The binary logistic regression was used to examine the effect of demographic, socioeconomic and morbidity status on inpatient and outpati

SUBMITTER: Faraji-Khiavi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9493018 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature