Covid Deteriorated Mental Health Patients Conditions: Study by Hannah Joy on April 27, 2021 at 3:02 PM
In the UK, during the pandemic, the conditions of patients suffering from mental health issues deteriorated when National Health Service (NHS) shifted the in-person care to telephone, video and text messages, reveals a new study.
The study, led by researchers from the University College London (UCL), showed that many reported a lower quality of care, trouble accessing medication, had appointments cancelled or felt the loss of face-to-face help meant they were missing out on care , the Guardian reported.
For many patients, the switch to remote care heightened the isolation and loneliness they were already feeling because they could no longer see friends and family, said Brynmor Lloyd-Evans associate professor at the UCL.
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Researchers found out that people with mental problems found themselves lonelier as they were now pushed into heightened isolation and away from their friends and family
The coronavirus pandemic provide out to be tough for everyone, whether someone was infected or not. However, it took a massive toll especially on people suffering from mental health problems.
Research has proved that mental health patients found themselves in deeper problems and worsening situations as the hospitals and medical assistants switched from in-person help to telephonic or video/text chat support.
The University of London conducted research about the quality of these support calls and the effect the switch of appointments has had on patients.
Remote care worked for some mental health patients, but others found it heightened their loneliness. Photograph: Luis Alvarez/Getty Images
Remote care worked for some mental health patients, but others found it heightened their loneliness. Photograph: Luis Alvarez/Getty Images
Sun 25 Apr 2021 01.30 EDT
Mental health patients found their conditions deteriorated during the pandemic because the NHS switched from in-person help to support by telephone, video and text messages, new research reveals.
Many reported a lower quality of care, according to a study by University College London; others had trouble accessing medication, had appointments cancelled or felt the loss of face-to-face help meant they âwere missing out on careâ.
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London, April 25
The conditions of patients suffering from mental health issues in the UK deteriorated as the National Health Service (NHS) shifted the in-person care to telephone, video and text messages during the pandemic, according to a new study.
The study, led by researchers from the University College London (UCL), showed that many reported a lower quality of care, trouble accessing medication, had appointments cancelled or felt the loss of face-to-face help meant they were missing out on care , the Guardian reported.
For many patients, the switch to remote care heightened the isolation and loneliness they were already feeling because they could no longer see friends and family, said Brynmor Lloyd-Evans associate professor at the UCL.
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