Background During the COVID-19 pandemic the utilization of health services has changed.
People were living in a very different social, economic and epidemiological context. Unmet …

Background The fear of contracting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the
preventive measures taken during the health crisis affected both people's lifestyles and the …

This paper explores the characteristics of people aged 50 or older from eight CEE countries
who reported forgoing healthcare due to fear of COVID-19. The sample of 13,033 individuals …

Background The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19 pandemic) and associated responses have
significantly disrupted healthcare. We aimed to estimate the magnitude of and reasons for …

Promoting equity in healthcare use requires to respect both principles of horizontal equity,
that guarantees everyone the same use of healthcare for a given level of need, and vertical …

Introduction Better health improves human capital and is a driver to economic growth. The
allocation of resources to national health systems should be prioritized as investment and …

This paper proposes an assessment of the association between income and unmet health
needs in 29 European countries included in the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) in …

Older people and health care workers in residential care homes are particularly vulnerable
to the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. As COVID-19 has been spreading …

Background frailty imparts a higher risk for hospitalisation, mortality and morbidity due to
COVID-19 infection, but the broader impacts of the pandemic and associated public health …

The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges in providing medical care for people with
health conditions other than COVID-19. The study aims to assess the prevalence of older …