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This research aims to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic affected home-visit care for older adults, particularly focusing on differences between those with and without cancer.

February 23, 2026Open Access

Changes in home-visit care utilization and outcomes during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: Comparison between patients with and without cancer

Key Points

This research aims to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic affected home-visit care for older adults, particularly focusing on differences between those with and without cancer.
Analyzed changes in home-visit care initiation among older adults in Japan
Compared outcomes of care for patients with cancer versus those without
Evaluated healthcare access disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic
Found significant changes in home-visit care initiation during the pandemic
Highlighted increased challenges for older adults with cancer in accessing care
Identified disparities in outcomes based on cancer status

Abstract

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted access to healthcare for homebound older adults, particularly those with cancer. We compared changes in the initiation and outcomes of physician-led home-visit care among older Japanese patients with and without cancer during the pandemic.

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Sun et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699bee551c6c6bad5397ff74 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.2188/jea.je20250543

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