Healthcare Safety Nets during the COVID-19 Pandemic Based on Double Diamond Model: A Concept Analysis.

Healthcare (Basel)

Department of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul 06591, Korea.

Published: August 2021

The purpose of this study was to analyze the concept of the "healthcare safety net" during the COVID-19 pandemic. Walker and Avant's process of concept analysis was used in this systematic literature review. The attributes of the concept of a healthcare safety net during the COVID-19 pandemic were found to be: (a) capacity, (b) accessibility, (c) health equality, and (d) education. In consideration of these defining criteria, antecedents to the concept were identified as: (a) the COVID-19 pandemic, (b) health inequalities (internal factors and external factors), and (c) healthcare systems (health insurance, screening, protective equipment, medicine, and medical services). Consequences of the concept were: (a) meeting healthcare needs, (b) quality of life, and (c) a decrease in morbidity and mortality. A healthcare safety net is an important concept during the COVID-19 pandemic. In situations like COVID-19, healthcare safety nets are designed to meet safety needs, improve quality of life, and reduce patient turnover and mortality. Based on the results of this study, the development of standardized tools for measuring a healthcare safety net as well as that of policies and systems for resolving a healthcare safety net in the COVID-19 situation is recommended.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8393212PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9081014DOI Listing

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