[HTML][HTML] Healthcare service disruption in 14 Latin American and Caribbean countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: Analysis of household phone surveys, 2020 …

CA Herrera, AC Kerr, JM Dayton… - Journal of Global …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19 pandemic) and associated responses have
significantly disrupted healthcare. We aimed to estimate the magnitude of and reasons for …

Health-related quality of life in seven European countries throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from the European COvid Survey (ECOS)

HH König, S Neumann-Böhme, I Sabat… - Quality of Life …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose To investigate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) over the course of the COVID-
19 pandemic in seven European countries and its association with selected …

[HTML][HTML] Non-utilisation of health care services during the COVID-19 pandemic: results of the CoMoLo study

C Heidemann, L Reitzle, C Schmidt… - Journal of Health …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Based on data from the CORONA-MONITORING lokal (CoMoLo) study conducted in four
municipalities particularly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, this article investigates the …

Sco** review of outpatient health services utilization among women

M Alizadeh, B Zamiran, A Eslamian… - Primary Health Care …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Background: Health services utilization, as one of the mechanisms of the health system,
guarantees a healthy life and improves well-being for everyone. Aims: The aim of this study …

COVID-19 related decline in cancer screenings most pronounced for elderly patients and women in Germany: a claims data analysis

J Muschol, C Strauss, C Gissel - Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose This study aimed to analyze the utilization of cancer screenings in Germany before
and during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The objective of the analysis was to identify the …

Loneliness and social isolation in old age: A look at research during the COVID-19 pandemic and a look ahead

A Hajek, HH König - Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2023 - Elsevier
Loneliness (a feeling of a difference between actual and desired social relations) and social
isolation (feeling that one does not belong to the society) have been extensively examined …

The impact of COVID-19 on cancer screening and treatment in older adults: The Multiethnic Cohort Study

VP Mak, K White, LR Wilkens, I Cheng, CA Haiman… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Background: The Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) has impacted the health and
day-to-day life of individuals, especially the elderly and people with certain pre-existing …

Older adults' access to care during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the LOckdown and LifeSTyles (LOST) in Lombardia project

GP Vigezzi, P Bertuccio, A Amerio, C Bosetti… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionally affected older people in terms of clinical
outcomes and care provision. We aimed to investigate older adults' changes in access to …

Ikigai and use of preventive healthcare services in Germany

A Hajek, AR Sutin, A Terracciano, M Luchetti… - Preventive …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective This study examined the association between ikigai (a Japanese concept akin to
purpose in life or a rationale for existence) and use of preventive healthcare services …

Health-related quality of life during the COVID 19 pandemic and beyond

A Hajek, HH König - Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2024 - Elsevier
The concept of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) refers to the subjective evaluation of
physical, mental as well as social dimensions of health (Cramer and Spilker, 1998) …