What is it about?
This research is about how people accessed healthcare services during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Individuals with chronic health conditions were invited to share their experiences and perceptions of the barriers to accessing healthcare as well as the coping mechanisms they used to ensure maintenance of health. Participants in this study experienced delays in seeking and reaching timely care and spoke of reduced psychosocial support and the mental and physical impacts of disrupted healthcare.
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Why is it important?
The study highlights the importance of accessible health systems and person-centered care. It could inform future health service policies and public health responses related to pandemics.
Perspectives
This was a collaboration that involved researchers from the Australian Rural Health Education Network (ARHEN).
Dr Louise Townsin
Torrens University Australia
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This page is a summary of: Experience of Healthcare Access in Australia during the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, October 2021, MDPI AG,
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182010687.
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