ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Differences between Rural and Urban Practices in the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Outcomes from the PRICOV-19 Study in 38 Countries.
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- Strengthening Primary Health Care in Europe: A Delphi study towards accessibility, equity and continuity of care.The European journal of general practice · 2026Article
- Partially Virtual vs In-Person Care in Cardiovascular Conditions-Time Trends, Patient Characteristics, and Medication Management: Cohort Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Optimizing spatiotemporal nonpharmaceutical interventions for influenza: An adaptive reinforcement learning approach for regional heterogeneity.Infectious Disease Modelling · 2026Article
- Moving forward after the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned in primary care from the multi-country PRICOV-19 study.The European journal of general practice · 2024Article
- Recruitment, data collection, participation rate, and representativeness of the international cross-sectional PRICOV-19 study across 38 countries.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- Influence of practice location on prescribing, diabetes care, and colorectal cancer screening among Czech general practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic.Epidemiology and health · 2024Article
- The role of primary care during the pandemic: shared experiences from providers in five European countries.BMC health services research · 2023Article
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Abstract
This paper explores the differences between rural and urban practices in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing aspects such as management of patient flow, infection prevention and control, information processing, communication and collaboration. Using a cross-sectional design, data were collected through the online PRICOV-19 questionnaire sent to general practices in 38 countries. Rural practices in our sample were smaller than urban-based practices. They reported an above-average number of old and multimorbid patients and a below-average number of patients with a migrant background or financial problems. Rural practices were less likely to provide leaflets and information, but were more likely to have ceased using the waiting room or to have made structural changes to their waiting room and to have changed their prescribing practices in terms of patients attending the practices. They were less likely to perform video consultations or use electronic prescription methods. Our findings show the existence of certain issues that could impact patient safety in rural areas more than in urban areas due to the underlying differences in population profile and supports. These could be used to plan the organization of care for similar future pandemic situations.
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