Israeli COVID lockdowns mildly reduced overall use of preventive health services, but exacerbated some disparities.

Adam J RoseEliana Ein MorMichal KriegerArie Ben-YehudaArnon D CohenEran MatzEdna Bar-RatsonRonen BareketOra PaltielRonit Calderon-Margalit

Published in: International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care (2022)

Prolonged COVID lockdowns in 2020 were associated with marked decreases in the performance of preventive health services during those months. Compensatory spikes following the end of lockdowns partly, but did not completely, make up for the missed care. COVID lockdowns may have exacerbated socioeconomic disparities in some preventive health services.

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