Thực trạng sử dụng dịch vụ khám chữa bệnh của người cao tuổi trong đại dịch COVID-19 và một số yếu tố liên quan tại phường Đức Thắng, quận Bắc Từ Liêm, Hà Nội năm 2022

Older people are the most vulnerable group to COVID-19 infection. Therefore, the use of health care services of the elderly may be significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This research was conducted to investigate the current health care utilization of the elderly in the COVID-19 pandemic and identify some associated factors in Duc Thang ward, Bac Tu Liem district, Hanoi in 2022. Results showed that 43.4% of the elderly wanted to use health care services but did not go within the last 3 months. The reasons for this were the fear of contracting with COVID-19 (60%), having COVID-19 (30.5%) and considering that their current health status is not serious/no need for urgent checkups (17.1%). The factors associated to the elderly’s health care utilization included: Predisposing characteristics (age group, risk perception about the COVID-19 pandemic); enabling resources (health insurance, moving, policies about the COVID-19 pandemic, health facilities’ resources, and waiting time); and need (perception about health status).