Quality of care in Belgian general practices during the COVID-19 pandemic : results of the cross-sectional PRICOV-19 study

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic immensely impacted care provision, including quality of care in general practice. This paper aimed: (1) to assess how Belgian general practices acted upon the six dimensions of quality of care during COVID-19; (2) to study differences between the three Belgian regions; and (3) to benchmark the performance of the Belgian practices against the performance in other European countries.MethodsThe data collected from 479 Belgian practices during 2020-2021 using an online survey as part of the international cross-sectional PRICOV-19 study were analyzed. Hereby, descrip... Mehr ...