Hicham Mejdouli, Rim Fatten Abdellatifi, Wafa Chemao Elfihri
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Abstract
Introduction: Older adults were among those who suffered most from the COVID-19 pandemic. In Morocco, where 64.4 percent of older adults suffer from a form of chronic illness, the main challenge facing local authorities was how to maintain essential care for this population group in the context of the pandemic.
Purpose of the research: The aim of the study was to determine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults’ access to primary healthcare in the Essaouira Province (Morocco), with a view to ensuring the ongoing provision of healthcare for older adults during health emergencies. A longitudinal retrospective survey was conducted from October to December 2021 based on a structured questionnaire with a sample of 196 people aged sixty and above. The data obtained were compiled and analyzed using SPSS software (version 20.0).
Results: The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected older adults’ access to primary healthcare. Older adults’ use of primary healthcare services fell by 51.6 percent during the pandemic compared with the same periods in previous years. In addition, the measures taken to control the pandemic have had a negative impact on the quality of services offered to the survey participants.
Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant changes in the operation of primary healthcare for older populations. The findings of this study provide a basis for anticipatory actions to improve the ongoing provision of healthcare for older adults in the context of health emergencies.
期刊介绍：
La revue Santé Publique s’adresse à l’ensemble des acteurs de santé publique qu’ils soient décideurs,
professionnels de santé, acteurs de terrain, chercheurs, enseignants ou formateurs, etc. Elle publie
des travaux de recherche, des évaluations, des analyses d’action, des réflexions sur des interventions
de santé, des opinions, relevant des champs de la santé publique et de l’analyse des services de
soins, des sciences sociales et de l’action sociale.
Santé publique est une revue à comité de lecture, multidisciplinaire et généraliste, qui publie sur
l’ensemble des thèmes de la santé publique parmi lesquels : accès et recours aux soins, déterminants
et inégalités sociales de santé, prévention, éducation pour la santé, promotion de la santé,
organisation des soins, environnement, formation des professionnels de santé, nutrition, politiques
de santé, pratiques professionnelles, qualité des soins, gestion des risques sanitaires, représentation
et santé perçue, santé scolaire, santé et travail, systèmes de santé, systèmes d’information, veille
sanitaire, déterminants de la consommation de soins, organisation et économie des différents
secteurs de production de soins (hôpital, médicament, etc.), évaluation médico-économique
d’activités de soins ou de prévention et de programmes de santé, planification des ressources,
politiques de régulation et de financement, etc
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