Changes in Out-patient Visits in Taiwan During the Time of Global COVID-19 Pandemic

National Taiwan University Hospital1,200,000 enrolled

Overview

The COVID-19 pandemic becomes a global challenge. This study aims to analyze the possible changes in out-patient visits during the time of COVID-19 pandemic between January and June, 2020, compared with the same period in 2019, and the impact of the related healthy policies.

Using the statistical data of the Health Insurance Bureau, this study aims to analyze the possible changes in out-patient visits during the time of COVID-19 pandemic between January and June, 2020, compared with the same period in 2019, and the impact of the related healthy policies.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,200,000

Conditions

Patient Preference

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients visited the out-patient clinic using the health insurance cards. Exclusion Criteria: * patients visited the out-patient clinic without using the health insurance cards.

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

the number of the out-patient visits

Collect the number of the out-patient visits, comparing with that during the same period last year

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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