Collateral impact of the Covid−19 pandemic on the use of healthcare resources among people with disabilities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22081796 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Minjeong Sohn (Yonsei University), Heejo Koo (0000-0003-4567-4247, Yonsei University), Heekyoung Choi, Hee Kyoung Choi (0000-0003-3140-1336, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital), Hyunsan Cho (Korea University), Euna Han (0000-0003-2656-7059, Yonsei University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Pages | 922043-922043 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2022.922043 |
| PMID | 35991017 |
| OpenAlex | W4289516789 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 35 |
Objective: We assessed the collateral impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare service use among people with disabilities. Methods: We utilized the COVID-19 database from the Korean National Health Insurance Service claims from 2015 until June 2020. We included 5,850 people with disabilities and matched 5,850 without disabilities among those who were neither tested nor diagnosed with COVID-19. We used a quasi-experimental setting with a COVID-19 outbreak as an external event in a difference-difference estimation with matching controls. Results: Participants with disabilities recorded a larger decrease in the number of claims for total services (2.1 claims per 5 months) upon the COVID-19 pandemic's onset compared to those without disabilities (1.6 claims), and the difference-in-difference estimates were statistically significant (0.46 claims). The decline was driven by outpatient and emergency visits. The extent of the decline was large for the severe disability group overall. By disability type, those with a physical disability showed a statistically significant decline in the number of claims. Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a collateral impact on people with disabilities' use of healthcare services. Continued assessment is needed regarding whether the collateral impact has been sustained or is following a different path
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Disease · Health care · Outbreak · Pandemic · Political science · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts · Down syndrome and intellectual disability research · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Medicine · Virology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |