[Non-utilisation of medical services during the COVID-19 pandemic among persons with chronic diseases].

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic is also impacting the medical care for other diseases. The extent to which people with chronic diseases are affected by the suspension of medical services is investigated-differentiating between patient and provider perspectives.

Method

A cross-sectional study was conducted based on data from the longitudinal Hamburg City Health Study (HCHS). The study population was all HCHS participants (a sample of the population of Hamburg, 45-74 years) between April 2020 and November 2021. Utilisation of medical services was collected via the "COVID-19-module" of the HCHS. The chronic conditions included cardiovascular disease, kidney and lung disease, cancer and diabetes mellitus; analyses were descriptive and multivariate.

Results

Of the 2047

SUBMITTER: Schafer I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9891187 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature