The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of patients with chronic diseases in Primary Health Care
The new SARS-CoV-2 outbreak has rapidly spread to many countries and has pushed health systems to radical changes in healthcare provision. This study aims to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of chronic patients in Primary Health Care (PHC). A narrative review of the...
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| description | The new SARS-CoV-2 outbreak has rapidly spread to many
countries and has pushed health systems to radical changes
in healthcare provision. This study aims to investigate the
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of
chronic patients in Primary Health Care (PHC). A narrative
review of the literature was carried out in the PubMed
and Google Scholar databases. It was found that since
the pandemic’s onset, many regular medical visits have
led to delays, postponements, and even cancellations.
The reasons for this discontinuity of chronic care were
individual (fear and reluctance, home isolation), but also
collective (shortages of medical staff, weakening of PHC, and
suspension of outpatient care). Therefore, postponements
of scheduled medical visits, delayed seeking of help and
lack of medication adherence could lead to deregulation
of chronic diseases, posing a risk for catastrophic health
consequences. In order to ensure the continuity of
chronic care provision, health systems have adopted new
practices such as telemedicine and self-monitoring. The
inclusion of chronic care in national pandemic response
plans, the strengthening of PHC and the improvement of
communication between patients and public health officials
are essential preconditions to mitigate the indirect effects of
the pandemic on chronic care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5cbed63ebd4c45859cb2cbe12c02ef652022-12-22T03:47:37ZengEuropean PublishingPopulation Medicine2654-14592022-08-014August11310.18332/popmed/152606152606The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of patients with chronic diseases in Primary Health CarePanagiotis Stachteas0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1657-4696Manolis Symvoulakis1Apostolos Tsapas2Emmanouil Smyrnakis3Laboratory of Primary Health Care, General Practice and Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceLaboratory of Primary Health Care, General Practice and Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceLaboratory of Primary Health Care, General Practice and Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceLaboratory of Primary Health Care, General Practice and Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceThe new SARS-CoV-2 outbreak has rapidly spread to many countries and has pushed health systems to radical changes in healthcare provision. This study aims to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of chronic patients in Primary Health Care (PHC). A narrative review of the literature was carried out in the PubMed and Google Scholar databases. It was found that since the pandemic’s onset, many regular medical visits have led to delays, postponements, and even cancellations. The reasons for this discontinuity of chronic care were individual (fear and reluctance, home isolation), but also collective (shortages of medical staff, weakening of PHC, and suspension of outpatient care). Therefore, postponements of scheduled medical visits, delayed seeking of help and lack of medication adherence could lead to deregulation of chronic diseases, posing a risk for catastrophic health consequences. In order to ensure the continuity of chronic care provision, health systems have adopted new practices such as telemedicine and self-monitoring. The inclusion of chronic care in national pandemic response plans, the strengthening of PHC and the improvement of communication between patients and public health officials are essential preconditions to mitigate the indirect effects of the pandemic on chronic care.http://www.populationmedicine.eu/The-impact-of-the-COVID-19-pandemic-on-the-management-of-patients-with-chronic-diseases,152606,0,2.htmlcovid-19pandemicsars-cov-2primary health carenoncommunicable diseaseschronic conditions |
| spellingShingle | Panagiotis Stachteas Manolis Symvoulakis Apostolos Tsapas Emmanouil Smyrnakis The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of patients with chronic diseases in Primary Health Care Population Medicine covid-19 pandemic sars-cov-2 primary health care noncommunicable diseases chronic conditions |
| title | The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of patients with chronic diseases in Primary Health Care |
| title_full | The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of patients with chronic diseases in Primary Health Care |
| title_fullStr | The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of patients with chronic diseases in Primary Health Care |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of patients with chronic diseases in Primary Health Care |
| title_short | The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of patients with chronic diseases in Primary Health Care |
| title_sort | impact of the covid 19 pandemic on the management of patients with chronic diseases in primary health care |
| topic | covid-19 pandemic sars-cov-2 primary health care noncommunicable diseases chronic conditions |
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