Covid-19 and the structural vulnerabilities in the Spanish health and long-term care systems

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12869403
AutoresJ M Ruano (0000-0003-0412-2921, Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales, autor correspondente), Aída Díaz Tendero (0000-0003-1990-6948, Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales)
Ano2022
Volume22
Fascículo3
Páginas395-405
Data de publicação2022-04-30
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEuropean Political Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1680-4333 • E-ISSN: 1682-0983
EditoraPalgrave Macmillan (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1057/s41304-022-00381-x
OpenAlexW4225258727
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas8

The article analyses the impact of COVID-19 on health and long-term care systems, as well as institutional resilience by applying indicators of preparedness, agility and robustness. The study shows how the weakness of intergovernmental and cross-sectorial coordination instruments, and the particularities of the Spanish health and long-term care sectors, hindered the initial response to the challenges presented by the pandemic. However, after the first tragic wave of the disease, the intensification of cooperation mechanisms between health and social services authorities, as well as the free initiative of long-term care facility managers, corrected these initial errors and reversed the long-term care facilities’ extremely fragile situation

Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Development economics · Disease · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Long-term care · Pandemic · Political science · Preparedness · Psychological resilience · Public relations · Term (time · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues · Employment and Welfare Studies · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology