Khalil-Khan, A. and Khan, M.A.B. (2023) The impact of COVID-19 on primary care: a scoping review. Cureus, 15 (1). e33241. ISSN 2168-8184
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic had a severe impact on various aspects of everyday life, including healthcare provision. The aim of the scoping review was to collate, summarize, and discuss this literature, in light of the impact COVID-19 had on Primary care. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) four-stage process framework for reporting was followed. A total of 31 studies were included in this review. Based upon our review we found COVID-19 pandemic on Primary Care, has made significant effects on 1) service redesign, 2) long-term illness care provision, 3) healthcare staff well-being and 4) the post-pandemic future of Primary Care. The COVID-19 outbreak has demonstrated, how a pandemic can drastically change the process of healthcare provision within the community, as evidenced by the change in consultation styles with patients, the impact on the physical and mental wellbeing of health workers, a shift from isolated practice to teamwork, as well as the ability of healthcare workers to seek prompt help with their health. Studies have demonstrated progress in knowledge and experience gained by healthcare workers when tackling COVID-19, and how these can be implemented in possible future pandemics affecting Primary Care, however, further research is required within this sphere.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Copyright 2023 Khalil-Khan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CC BY 4.0., (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
Keywords: | chronic diseases; consultation covid; consultation styles; coronavirus; covid-19; global; healthcare; redeployment of healthcare; remote consulting; virtual consultation |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 14 Feb 2023 11:51 |
Last Modified: | 14 Feb 2023 12:01 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cureus, Inc. |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.7759/cureus.33241 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:196358 |