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Primary Care in the Post-Pandemic Era
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Primary Care in the Post-Pandemic Era

A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144). This special issue belongs to the section "Epidemiology & Public Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 1180

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Leonas Valius

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Department of Family Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania
Interests: control of chronic health conditions at the primary healthcare level
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Dr. Gediminas Urbonas

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Faculty of Medicine, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-44307 Kaunas, Lithuania
Interests: prevention in primary care; management of cardiovascular diseases in primary care; appropriate usage of antibiotics in primary care

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The world recently faced the test of a global pandemic—COVID-19. While important, economic and social struggles were not the sole challenges at hand, as the focus of healthcare, both at the national and institutional levels, shifted to the control of COVID-19, leaving other health issues unattended. Consequently, the post-COVID period was marked by the realization that the pandemic did not make these other medical conditions any less important. Rather, their significance and resulting problems returned, putting a heavy strain upon the primary, specialized, and public healthcare sectors, especially cardiovascular and oncological diseases, leading causes of mortality in developed countries. The management of COVID-19, influenza, and other respiratory infections is still a significant topic in primary care. In this regard, we welcome the analysis of all mentioned topics, specifically addressing what could be improved.

In this Special Issue of Medicina, we also invite you to share your primary care experiences regarding the main issues post COVID and their resolution.

Prof. Dr. Leonas Valius
Guest Editor

Dr. Gediminas Urbonas
Guest Editor Assistant

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Keywords

  • prevention in primary care
  • multimorbidity
  • cardiovascular endpoints
  • primary care team
  • immunization
  • appropriate usage of antibiotics
  • post-COVID period

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Parents’ Attitudes About Childhood Vaccines Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study
by Vasfiye Demir Pervane, Pakize Gamze Erten Bucaktepe, İsmail Yıldız, Serdar Kardaş, Semih Erdal Tekay, Yıldız Atik, Emel Baran, Mahmut Baran and Tahsin Çelepkolu
Medicina 2025, 61(3), 421; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61030421 - 27 Feb 2025
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Background and Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on immunisation and vaccination attitudes worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine and compare the attitudes of parents towards childhood vaccines by questioning them separately about the periods before [...] Read more.
Background and Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on immunisation and vaccination attitudes worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine and compare the attitudes of parents towards childhood vaccines by questioning them separately about the periods before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: This study included parents aged 18–49 years with a child below the age of 5 years who presented at family healthcare centres in a province of Türkiye. The study data form consisted of socio-demographic characteristics and the Parent Attitudes Toward Childhood Vaccines (PACV) scale. An increase in scale scores indicates a negative change in childhood vaccination attitude. Results: A total of 1038 parents participated in the study. The results showed that after the pandemic there was an increase in the total and all the subscale points, which was determined to be statistically significant for the total (p < 0.001) and safety–efficacy points (p < 0.001). Before the pandemic, statistically significantly higher PACV scale points were determined for rural dwellers, the safety–efficacy and total PACV points of females, behaviour and attitude points of those with an education level of primary school or lower, after the pandemic safety–efficacy points of females and those with primary school or lower level of education, and attitude, safety–efficacy, and total scores of those living in rural areas (p < 0.05 for all values). The pandemic was seen to have affected the relationship between education level, number of children, and behaviour subscale (p = 0.004 and p = 0.001, respectively). After the pandemic, there was a statistically significant increase in the mean PACV points of all parents (p < 0.001). Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative effect on parents’ attitudes towards childhood vaccines. Efforts should be made to overcome these negative effects to be able to prevent outbreaks of diseases that can be prevented by childhood vaccines. Full article
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