Table 5 Health-related outcomes - sub-categories, brief definition and anchor example
Sub-category | Sub-categroy definition | Anchor example |
|---|---|---|
Deficits in monitoring | Pertains to deficits in routine monitoring. | “[…] we have of course a deficit in the control, the routine monitoring of the patients like blood pressure, cholesterol controls, since now many patients [...] did not come to the blood test or did not come to the ECG, [...] Accordingly patients have withdrawn themselves from the routine monitoring and we have there certainly also catch-up need.” (Volker Heinze, family physician) |
Health disadvantages | Pertains to the discourse on health disadvantages. | "We have had some things where we would have liked to respond sooner. Where the patients just did not come." (Martina StĂĽnznagel, family physician) |
Psychological impacts | Pertains to psychological consequences. | “Yes, psychological, of course. So psychological effects - depression in any case, yes. [...], where people are branded as potential virus carriers, yes. Whom do I infect- do I infect my grandmother or I now my grandchildren for example. [...] It is quite clear that this has psychological consequences. So I’m assuming - we’ll see - that the suicide rate will also rise in the coming months, i.e. winter depression plus Covid, in any case.” (Helmut Hosang, cardiologist) |