Health care access of thyroid disease patients in Serbia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Milosˇ ZˇarkovićPetros PerrosJ ĆirićB BeleslinM StojanovićM StojkovićM MiletićT JanićPublished in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the medical care of thyroid patients in Serbia. For the patients treated in the public health care system, access to general practice was hindered, while access to specialist care was disrupted. It led to a switch from public to private health care, which was perceived as a financial burden for almost all the respondents. However, private health care proved to be an important safety net when the public system was overwhelmed.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- general practice
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- mental health
- palliative care
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- health insurance
- depressive symptoms
- patient reported outcomes
- quality improvement
- patient reported
- adverse drug
- functional connectivity