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Factors influencing access and utilization of health services among older people during the COVID − 19 pandemic: a scoping review by Peivand Bastani; Mohammadtaghi Mohammadpour; Mahnaz Samadbeik; Misagh Bastani; Giampiero Rossi-Fedele; Madhan Balasubramanian is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Abstract ## Background Access to healthcare and service utilization are both considered essential factors for improving the general health and wellbeing of older people, especially at the time of COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the study is to explore factors affecting healthcare access and health service utilization for older people during the pandemic. ## Methods PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus and Embase were systematically searched for relevant articles. Access, utilization, health, elderly and COVID-19 were used as keywords in the search strategy. A total of 4308 articles were identified through the initial database search; 50 articles were included in the review as passing the eligibility criteria. The searches were conducted up to August 2021. Data extraction was performed, and evidence was descriptively illustrated. Thematic analysis was used to explore factors influencing the elderly’s access and utilization of healthcare services, using Max QDA~10~, a qualitative analysis software. ## Results Among articles included in the review (n = 50), a majority of the studies were from the United States (36%), followed by India (8%). According to the main healthcare services, a larg
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- Author
- Peivand Bastani; Mohammadtaghi Mohammadpour; Mahnaz Samadbeik; Misagh Bastani; Giampiero Rossi-Fedele; Madhan Balasubramanian
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)