Authors :
Ibra DIAGNE; Aida KANOUTE; Abdoulaye DANFA; Maimouna DIEYE
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 3 - March
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6414740
Abstract :
The objective of this study was to assess the
impact of COVID-19 on the activities of the Dalal Xel
Mental Health Centre in Thies, both in terms of care and
revenue. This was a retrospective, descriptive and
analytical study of information from the center’s electronic
database, comparing patients received during the first
wave of covid-19 in Senegal (02 March 2020 to 30
November 2020) with a reference period corresponding to
the subsequent year (02 March 2019 to 30 November
2019). There were no significant variations in the sociodemographic characteristics of patients in 2020 with those
in 2019 for the same period. For care activities, average
decreases of 19%, 52%, and 85% were noted from 02
March 2020 to 30 November 2020 compared to the same
period in 2019 for outpatient consultations, outpatient
primary care, and hospitalizations respectively. A drop in
the center’s revenue was observed from March 2020
onwards, reaching its lowest rate in May 2020
corresponding to 1.7% of the center’s total revenue. This
study shows that the current epidemic at COVID-19 has
had a strong impact on the care activities and revenue of
the Dalal Xel mental health center in Thies. Despite the
center’s resilience efforts, effective measures must be
taken to avoid the abandonment of care for patients and
the proper functioning of the center in a context of limited
resources in the mental health field.
Keywords :
Impact, COVID-19, Mental Health, Dalal Xel, Senegal.
The objective of this study was to assess the
impact of COVID-19 on the activities of the Dalal Xel
Mental Health Centre in Thies, both in terms of care and
revenue. This was a retrospective, descriptive and
analytical study of information from the center’s electronic
database, comparing patients received during the first
wave of covid-19 in Senegal (02 March 2020 to 30
November 2020) with a reference period corresponding to
the subsequent year (02 March 2019 to 30 November
2019). There were no significant variations in the sociodemographic characteristics of patients in 2020 with those
in 2019 for the same period. For care activities, average
decreases of 19%, 52%, and 85% were noted from 02
March 2020 to 30 November 2020 compared to the same
period in 2019 for outpatient consultations, outpatient
primary care, and hospitalizations respectively. A drop in
the center’s revenue was observed from March 2020
onwards, reaching its lowest rate in May 2020
corresponding to 1.7% of the center’s total revenue. This
study shows that the current epidemic at COVID-19 has
had a strong impact on the care activities and revenue of
the Dalal Xel mental health center in Thies. Despite the
center’s resilience efforts, effective measures must be
taken to avoid the abandonment of care for patients and
the proper functioning of the center in a context of limited
resources in the mental health field.
Keywords :
Impact, COVID-19, Mental Health, Dalal Xel, Senegal.
