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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Perceptions of Health Care Use in Germany during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

André Hajek, Freia De Bock, Lothar H Wieler, Philipp Sprengholz, Benedikt Kretzler, Hans-Helmut König

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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6 authors.

André HajekDepartment of Health Economics and Health Services Research, Hamburg Center for Health Economics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6886-2745
Freia De BockFederal Centre of Health Education, 50825 Cologne, Germany.
Lothar H WielerRobert-Koch-Institute, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
Philipp SprengholzDepartment of Health Communication, University of Erfurt, 99089 Erfurt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9925-1920
Benedikt KretzlerDepartment of Health Economics and Health Services Research, Hamburg Center for Health Economics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Hans-Helmut KönigDepartment of Health Economics and Health Services Research, Hamburg Center for Health Economics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5711-6862

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 3970/11-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper examined the determinants of perceived access to health care use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany using data from two waves (8 and 16) of the COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring (COSMO). Descriptive and regression analysis were used. In wave 8, we found that about 60% of the individuals rather disagreed about having had problems accessing medical care. Furthermore, 73% of the individuals rather disagreed to having experienced health deteriorations due to restrictions on the availability of medical care. Moreover, 85% of the individuals were rather optimistic about future access to healthcare services. Overall, slightly better past and future access to healthcare services has been reported in wave 16. Several determinants were identified in regression analysis. In conclusion, data suggest that perceived past and future access to healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic is reasonably good.

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COVID-19Delivery of Health CareHealth Services AccessibilityPandemicsGermanyHumansaccess to health careavailability of medical careCOVID-19health care usehealth care utilizationhealth services researchpostponed treatmentsSARS-CoV-2

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PMCPMC7764965

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