Allied health care in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study on the perceptions of non-hospitalized patients and allied health professionals
Primary allied healthcare played a valued and adaptive role for non-hospitalized patients during the early pandemic. These findings underscore the importance of acknowledging patients' symptoms, strengthening interprofessional collaboration, and supporting flexible, evidence-informed care strategies to prepare primary care systems for future health crises.
Authors
- Cindy Veenhof (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0970-2896)
- Carla Agasi-Idenburg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5364-086X)
- Anja de Kruif
- Amber Ronteltap (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1919-7248)
- Ton Satink
- Marian de van der Schueren
- Sonja van Oers
Institutions
- HAN University of Applied Sciences (NL)
- University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (NL)
- Utrecht University (NL)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-01-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0341308
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- ZonMw