Table 4 Perceived impact of the lockdown on health care provision by a sample of n = 141 elderly people in Germany
Health care services | Worse | Unchanged | Better | Not applicable | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Ambulatory care service | 8 | 5.7% | 54 | 38.3% | 5 | 3.5% | 74 | 52.2% |
Physiotherapy | 10 | 7.1% | 32 | 22.7% | 1 | 0.7% | 98 | 69.5% |
Podiatry | 30 | 21.3% | 48 | 34.0% | 0 | 0% | 63 | 44.7% |
Prescribed therapies | 20 | 14.2% | 36 | 25.5% | 2 | 1.4% | 82 | 58.2% |
Hospital treatments | 9 | 6.4% | 44 | 31.2% | 2 | 1.4% | 84 | 59.6% |
Day clinics/ services | 8 | 5.7% | 4 | 2.8% | 1 | 0.7% | 127 | 90.1% |
Provision of medication | 3 | 2.1% | 129 | 91.5% | 4 | 2.8% | 4 | 2.8% |
Utilities | 6 | 4.3% | 68 | 48.2% | 2 | 1.4% | 64 | 45.4% |
Food service | 1 | 0.7% | 21 | 14.9% | 1 | 0.7% | 11 | 83.0% |
Mobility | 28 | 19.9% | 92 | 65.2% | 1 | 0.7% | 20 | 14.2% |
Relief services | 16 | 11.3% | 19 | 13.5% | 6 | 4.3% | 99 | 70.2% |