Non-communicable disease and mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: Perspectives from selected healthcare professionals and patients

[AIM] South Africa has a high burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and experienced a high COVID-19 caseload, while the healthcare system was already overstretched. The aim of this study was to examine the perceptions and experiences of 1) healthcare professionals (HPs) of COVID-19 and NCD mana...

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Autores: Peer, Nasheeta, Mashiane, Tshephang, Oris, Michel, Mwangi, Kibachio Joseph, Sureshkumar, Sugitha, Pascal Kengne, Andre
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/392867
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/392867
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:http://metadata.un.org/sdg/3
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Mental health
South Africa
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Resumo:[AIM] South Africa has a high burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and experienced a high COVID-19 caseload, while the healthcare system was already overstretched. The aim of this study was to examine the perceptions and experiences of 1) healthcare professionals (HPs) of COVID-19 and NCD management, and the preparedness of health systems to provide NCD care, and 2) people living with NCDs (PLWNCDs) on the care they received, their mental health status and the availability of health information during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.