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• MakaleYalnız künye2023/r/munzur/5771
  Evaluation of the Practice and Management of Family Medicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Two Provinces Sample

  Baş, Kazım

  Objective: Preventive health services have become more important during the epidemics, and family physicians play a key role in the prevention and control of the epidemics. There- fore, this study was conducted to evaluate the opinions of physicians working at the family health centers on the practice and management of family medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 204 family physi- cians in two provinces in the east of Turkey between September and November 2021. The study data were collected using a questionnaire. The data were analyzed by number and percentage distributions. Results: The descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 204 family physi- cians in two provinces in the east of Turkey between September and November 2021. The study data were collected using a questionnaire. The data were analyzed by number and percentage distributions. Conclusion: There were some problems in the family health centers regarding the equip- ment and physical structure of buildings, the supply of personal and protective equipment, the number of staff, and home visits to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, family physicians recommend providing adequate resource support in effective service deliv- ery in epidemic management, reducing the workload, providing personnel support, re-forming family medicine policies, and taking the opinions of family physicians in this process.

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