ArticleThe European journal of general practice2021
COVID-19's impact on primary care and related mitigation strategies: A scoping review.
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68 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on trends in health conditions associated with alcohol among patients with hypertension in Sweden.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The cost of inaction to strengthen the resilience of primary health care in Latin America and the Caribbean: a modelling study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2025Article
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- The performance of primary health care in the management of the Covid-19 in Iran and the existing challenges and strategies on the way to confront the pandemics: A qualitative study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vaccinations in United States primary care practices.PloS one · 2025Article
- Higher interest to continue COVID-19 practice recommendations in non-pandemic times among German GPs with better crisis leadership skills (egePan study).BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Primary healthcare nurses' experiences in managing chronic diseases during COVID-19 in the North West province.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on primary care throughout Europe and globally.
objectivesThis review aims to ascertain how the pandemic has impacted primary care service provision/patients and to examine strategies to mitigate these impacts.
methodsThe scoping review framework comprised a six-stage process developed by Arksey and O'Malley. The search process was guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute three-step search strategy and involved searching the PubMed, Embase, Scopus, CINAHL Plus, and Cochrane Library databases. The review is reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. A thematic analysis approach by Braun and Clarke was used to interpret the findings.
resultsThirty-two studies from 18 countries and six continents were included, 13 reported original research, three were reviews, and 16 were case reports reporting healthcare systems' experiences of dealing with the pandemic. Emerging themes concerned the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on primary care service provision and patients, the impact of the rapid transition to telemedicine due to COVID-19 on primary care, and strategies to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on primary care (i.e. infection prevention and control measures, alternatives/modifications to traditional service delivery or workflow, government policy responses, and education).
conclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic has considerably impacted on primary care at both service and patient levels, and various strategies to mitigate these impacts have been described. Future research examining the pandemic's ongoing impacts on primary care, as well as strategies to mitigate these impacts, is a priority.
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