Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Home Medical Care Utilization in Japan: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis.

Masashi ShibataTakuya AokiMasato Matsushima

Published in: Journal of general internal medicine (2024)

The COVID-19 pandemic increased the use of emergency house calls and terminal care among home medical care in Japan, particularly for home patients and enhanced HCSCs. These findings suggest that the pandemic revitalized the importance of home medical care as a patient-centered care delivery model and highlight the need for strategic healthcare planning and home medical care resource allocation to anticipate future pandemics.

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