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Perceptions of Health Care Use in Germany during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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  • André Hajek

    (Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research, Hamburg Center for Health Economics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany)

  • Freia De Bock

    (Federal Centre of Health Education, 50825 Cologne, Germany)

  • Lothar H. Wieler

    (Robert-Koch-Institute, 13353 Berlin, Germany)

  • Philipp Sprengholz

    (Department of Health Communication, University of Erfurt, 99089 Erfurt, Germany)

  • Benedikt Kretzler

    (Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research, Hamburg Center for Health Economics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany)

  • Hans-Helmut König

    (Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research, Hamburg Center for Health Economics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany)

Abstract

This paper examined the determinants of perceived access to health care use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany using data from two waves (8 and 16) of the COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring (COSMO). Descriptive and regression analysis were used. In wave 8, we found that about 60% of the individuals rather disagreed about having had problems accessing medical care. Furthermore, 73% of the individuals rather disagreed to having experienced health deteriorations due to restrictions on the availability of medical care. Moreover, 85% of the individuals were rather optimistic about future access to healthcare services. Overall, slightly better past and future access to healthcare services has been reported in wave 16. Several determinants were identified in regression analysis. In conclusion, data suggest that perceived past and future access to healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic is reasonably good.

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  • André Hajek & Freia De Bock & Lothar H. Wieler & Philipp Sprengholz & Benedikt Kretzler & Hans-Helmut König, 2020. "Perceptions of Health Care Use in Germany during the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(24), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:24:p:9351-:d:461786
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    1. André Hajek & Jens-Oliver Bock & Hans-Helmut König, 2017. "The role of personality in health care use: Results of a population-based longitudinal study in Germany," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(7), pages 1-15, July.
    2. Moritz Hadwiger & Hans-Helmut König & André Hajek, 2019. "Determinants of Frequent Attendance of Outpatient Physicians: A Longitudinal Analysis Using the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(9), pages 1-10, May.
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    1. Lukas Reitzle & Christian Schmidt & Francesca Färber & Lena Huebl & Lothar Heinz Wieler & Thomas Ziese & Christin Heidemann, 2021. "Perceived Access to Health Care Services and Relevance of Telemedicine during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(14), pages 1-15, July.

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