Singh, Kavita; Xin, Yiqian; Xiao, Yuyin; Quan, Jianchao; Kim, Daejung; Nguyen, Thi-Phuong-Lan; Kondal, Dimple; Yan, Xinyi; Li, Guohong; Ng, Carmen S; +11 more... Kang, Hyolim; Minh Nam, Hoang; Mohan, Sailesh; Yan, Lijing L; Shi, Chenshu; Chen, Jiayin; Thi Hong Hanh, Hoa; Mohan, Viswanathan; Kong, Sandra; Eggleston, Karen; Research Group on “COVID-19 and Chronic disease care in Asia”; (2022) Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Chronic Disease Care in India, China, Hong Kong, Korea, and Vietnam. Asia-Pacific journal of public health, 34 (4). pp. 392-400. ISSN 1010-5395 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/10105395211073052
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Abstract
This study aims to provide evidence on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted chronic disease care in diverse settings across Asia. Cross-sectional surveys were conducted to assess the health, social, and economic consequences of the pandemic in India, China, Hong Kong, Korea, and Vietnam using standardized questionnaires. Overall, 5672 participants with chronic conditions were recruited from five countries. The mean age of the participants ranged from 55.9 to 69.3 years. A worsened economic status during the COVID-19 pandemic was reported by 19% to 59% of the study participants. Increased difficulty in accessing care was reported by 8% to 24% of participants, except Vietnam: 1.6%. The worsening of diabetes symptoms was reported by 5.6% to 14.6% of participants, except Vietnam: 3%. In multivariable regression analyses, increasing age, female participants, and worsened economic status were suggestive of increased difficulty in access to care, but these associations mostly did not reach statistical significance. In India and China, rural residence, worsened economic status and self-reported hypertension were statistically significantly associated with increased difficulty in access to care or worsening of diabetes symptoms. These findings suggest that the pandemic disproportionately affected marginalized and rural populations in Asia, negatively affecting population health beyond those directly suffering from COVID-19.
Item Type | Article |
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Faculty and Department | Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Dynamics (2023-) |
Research Centre | Covid-19 Research |
PubMed ID | 35067078 |
Elements ID | 194812 |
Official URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10105395211073052 |
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