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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Patient in Need of an Intervention

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Patient in Need of an Intervention

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Overview

Mixed-method observational study: the impact of pandemic related changes in healthcare on quality of life and experiences with healthcare in Dutch patients undergoing surgery or another intervention during the covid pandemic (2020-2021).

Phase 1: qualitative study to gain insight in relevant themes in Patient Reported Experiences Measures (PREMs) by conducting focus groups Phase 2: creating and validating a questionnaire based on themes identified in phase 1 Phase 3: questionnaire study among Dutch patients who underwent an intervention in 2020-2021 using the validated questionnaire of phase 2. The answers will be linked to data from national patients registries in surgery, cardiology, orthopedics and neurology.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • undergoing surgery or intervention in the Netherlands in 2020 or 2021

Exclusion Criteria:

  • participation language restricted to Dutch

Study details
    Surgical Procedures
    Operative
    COVID-19
    SARS-CoV-2

NCT05736822

University Medical Center Groningen

30 January 2026

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