Utilisation of outpatient medical services by people with diagnosed diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
Abstract: People with diabetes regularly need outpatient medical care due to their disease and possible concomitant and secondary illnesses. Using data from the nationwide GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS survey conducted from April 2019 to September 2020, the present study examines developments in outpatient utilisation behaviour during the measures put in place to contain the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. During the observation period, people with diabetes had a significantly higher rate of utilisation of medical services provided by general practitioners (GPs) and specialists than the population as a whole. In the spring of 2020, when the restrictions were put in place, utilisation of specialist medical services by people with diabetes decreased temporarily by 46% compared to the 2019 reference period. In contrast, no relevant decline in the utilisation of medical services provided by GPs was observed, but this could be related to adaptations of care provision through telephone consultations for people with re
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Inanspruchnahme ambulanter ärztlicher Leistungen während der COVID-19-Pandemie bei Menschen mit Diabetes in Deutschland
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Language
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Englisch
- Notes
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Journal of Health Monitoring ; 6 (2021) 2 ; 51-58
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
- (who)
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SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
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2021
- Creator
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Du, Yong
Baumert, Jens
Damerow, Stefan
Rommel, Alexander
Scheidt-Nave, Christa
Heidemann, Christin
- DOI
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10.25646/8333
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-77764-5
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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25.03.2025, 1:51 PM CET
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Associated
- Du, Yong
- Baumert, Jens
- Damerow, Stefan
- Rommel, Alexander
- Scheidt-Nave, Christa
- Heidemann, Christin
- SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
Time of origin
- 2021
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