Impact of Economic Crisis in Primary Health Care (PHC)

Dear colleagues,

There is an ongoing interest in the medical literature on exploring the impact of the economic crisis on health in certain European countries that have been mostly affected including Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Ireland. In general the impact of the economic crisis can be studied on the utilization of health care services and their quality, on health care outcomes on health care provision in vulnerable groups including immigrants and aging population and on health professional themselves, while it rising healthcare cost and contributing to the adoption of unhealthy lifestyles, and affecting continuity and patient The economic crisis impacts also on the physicians’ response to the increasing health needs of the population, workload, and professional or academic career. Although all those recognize impact of economic crisis on health and health care services little has been reported on its impact and the role of primary care in alleviating the burden from the society and families/patients. The Journal of Diseases invites researchers and health care practitioners to share either the research or opinion papers on the impact of the economic crisis on primary health care.

Dr. Christos Lionis
Guest Editor

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