SOME PECULIARITIES OF PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS OF THE REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Purpose. To study the peculiarities of professional activity of primary care physicians of the regional health care system in the conditions of Covid-19 pandemic.

Materials and Methods. 171 physicians from territorial polyclinics of the Saratov region took part in the study. The study of professional activity of primary care physicians of the regional health care system in the conditions of the Covid-19 pandemic was conducted using the questionnaire developed by the academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences A.V. Reshetnikov. Part of the questions of the questionnaire assumes the possibility of several alternative and free answers.

Results. The main problem in rendering care to patients in conditions of Covid-19 pandemic respondents considers limitation of availability of planned medical care to patients with chronic diseases. The reasons for reduction of quality and availability of medical care to patients 100% of respondents consider the workload of medical personnel with Covid-19 patients, staff shortage due to their dismissal and high incidence of covid infection among doctors themselves, reduction of bed capacity of specialized hospitals due to conversion to covid departments.

Conclusions. Since 2020, in the situation of Covid-19 epidemic, additional conditions of limitation of accessibility of medical care to patients with chronic diseases in medical organizations of the region have arisen. Thus, in the period of Covid-19 epidemic we record the "actual decrease in the availability of medical care to the population" noted by academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences A.V. Reshetnikov.