ArticleSouth African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care2023
Experiences of patients with chronic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic in the North West province, South Africa.
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- Socio-structural and direct health challenges related to illness management among patients with type 2 diabetes in Kenya and Tanzania during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative inquiry.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Interprofessional Competencies for Effective Interprofessional Collaborative Practices Amongst Intensive Care Unit Teams in the North West Province, South Africa: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Health services insights · 2025Article
- 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
- Evaluating the Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with COPD and Chronic Heart Failure Post-Hospitalization after COVID-19 Using the EQ-5D and KCCQ Questionnaires.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Knowledge of non-communicable diseases and access to healthcare services among adults before and during COVID-19 pandemic in rural Tanzania.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Strategies that enabled access to chronic care during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond in South Africa.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatients with chronic diseases (PWCDs) were severely affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, as they were prevented from making the necessary visits to health facilities for medical review and to collect their medication. The emergence of the health crisis and inadequate access to quality care affected chronic care management. The perspectives of PWCDs are not known, and therefore the research on which this paper is based sought to investigate the lived experiences of these patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
methodsA qualitative phenomenological design was used to obtain the lived experiences of PWCDs identified for participation in the study by means of purposive sampling. Patients' experiences were obtained during individual structured interviews, and a checklist was used to gather patient characteristics from their files.
resultsThree themes emerged from the study findings, namely poor healthcare services, the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic had devastating effects on PWCDs, in that they experienced barriers to accessing quality chronic care services and suffered psychological and financial difficulties that affected their health, life, needs and expectations.
conclusionPolicymakers should consider PWCDs when responding to a public health concern in the future.Contribution: The study findings may have an impact on future policies regulating the management of chronic diseases during epidemics, in order to improve patient health outcomes and satisfaction with healthcare services and the chronic care model based on the experiences of PWCDs.
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