Changes in Out-patient Visits in Taiwan During the Time of Global COVID-19 Pandemic

National Taiwan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Patient Preference

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04497467

202006225RINA

Details and patient eligibility

About

The COVID-19 pandemic becomes a global challenge. This study aims to analyze the possible changes in out-patient visits during the time of COVID-19 pandemic between January and June, 2020, compared with the same period in 2019, and the impact of the related healthy policies.

Full description

Using the statistical data of the Health Insurance Bureau, this study aims to analyze the possible changes in out-patient visits during the time of COVID-19 pandemic between January and June, 2020, compared with the same period in 2019, and the impact of the related healthy policies.

Enrollment: 1,200,000 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients visited the out-patient clinic using the health insurance cards.

Exclusion criteria

• patients visited the out-patient clinic without using the health insurance cards.