Changes in reasons for visits to primary care after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic: An international comparative study by the International Consortium of Primary Care Big Data Researchers (INTRePID)
The pandemic resulted in changes in reasons for visits to primary care, with virtual care mitigating visit volume disruptions in many countries.
Authors
- Simon de Lusignan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8553-2641)
- Knut‐Arne Wensaas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9113-7843)
- Jo-Anne Elizabeth Manski-Nankervis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2153-3482)
- Paula Zingoni
- Adrian Laughlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3545-4785)
- Karen Tu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0883-4934)
- Amy Pui Pui Ng
- Christine Mary Hallinan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0471-4444)
- María Sofía Cuba-Fuentes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7394-7092)
- Wilson D. Pace (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1699-5471)
- Jemisha Apajee
- William Chi Wai Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2540-4055)
- Valborg Baste (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6640-9747)
- Signe Flottorp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2961-7461)
- Javier Silva‐Valencia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5982-2821)
- Zheng Ling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9584-4473)
- Lay Hoon Goh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1536-3050)
- John M. Westfall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1070-0268)
- María Carla Lapadula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5156-121X)
- Zhuo Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2478-2356)
- Robert Kristiansson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3036-1048)
- Gabriela Gaona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6767-4819)
- Luciano F. Scattini
- A Bonilla
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- University Health Network (CA)
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Nanyang Technological University (SG)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (PE)
- Toronto Western Hospital (CA)
- North York General Hospital (CA)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- NORCE Research AS (NO)
- University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Hospital (CN)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLOS Global Public Health
- Published
- 2024-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003406
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.41
Funders
- U.S. Department of Defense
- Amgen
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Pfizer
- AstraZeneca
- Sanofi
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
- Stryker
- Fondation Brain Canada
- Diabetes Canada
- St. Michael's Hospital Foundation
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
- Moderna
- University of Oxford
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
- University of Melbourne
- Queen's University
- University of Surrey
- University of Toronto
- Novo Nordisk
- RACGP Foundation
- Paul Ramsay Foundation
- Seqirus
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health