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This work was funded by the Foundation for Biosanitary Research and Innovation in Primary Care (FIIBAP) and the Regional Ministry of Health of the Community of Madrid through non-refundable grants from the credits awarded to the Community of Madrid by the Spanish Government Fund COVID-19, included in Order HAC/667/2020.

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Global Healthcare Needs Related to COVID-19: An Evidence Map of the First Year of the Pandemic

Publicated to:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19 (16): 10332- - 2022-08-01 19(16), DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191610332

Authors: Aparicio Betancourt, Mariana; Duarte-Diaz, Andrea; Vall-Roque, Helena; Seils, Laura; Orrego, Carola; Perestelo-Perez, Lilisbeth; Barrio-Cortes, Jaime; Beca-Martinez, Maria Teresa; Molina Serrano, Almudena; Bermejo-Caja, Carlos Jesus; Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Ana Isabel;

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Avedis Donabedian Res Inst FAD, Barcelona 08037, Spain - Author
Canary Isl Hlth Res Inst Fdn FIISC, El Rosario 38109, Spain - Author
Canary Isl Hlth Serv SCS, Evaluat Unit SESCS, El Rosario 38109, Spain - Author
Complejo Hosp Toledo, Serv Med Prevent, Toledo 45004, Spain - Author
Consejeria Sanidad, Direcc Gen Invest Docencia & Documentac, Unidad Innovac & Proyectos Int, Madrid 28034, Spain - Author
Fdn Invest & Innovac Biosanitaria Atenc Primaria, Madrid 28003, Spain - Author
Gerencia Asistencial Atenc Primaria, Serv Madrileno Salud, Unidad Apoyo Tecn Direcc Tecn Sistemas Informac, Madrid 28035, Spain - Author
Goethe Univ, Inst Gen Practice, D-60323 Frankfurt, Germany - Author
Hermanas Hosp, Madrid 28939, Spain - Author
Inst Invest Sanitaria Gregorio Maranon IiSGM, Madrid 28007, Spain - Author
Network Res Chron Primary Care & Hlth Promot RICA, Madrid 28029, Spain - Author
Univ Autonoma Barcelona UAB, Fac Med, Barcelona 08193, Spain - Author
Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Enfermeria, Madrid 28034, Spain - Author
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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed gaps and areas of need in health systems worldwide. This work aims to map the evidence on COVID-19-related healthcare needs of adult patients, their family members, and the professionals involved in their care during the first year of the pandemic. We searched the databases MEDLINE, Embase, and Web of Science. Two reviewers independently screened titles and abstracts and assessed full texts for eligibility. Disagreements were resolved by consensus. Descriptive data were extracted and inductive qualitative content analysis was used to generate codes and derive overarching themes. Thirty-six studies met inclusion criteria, with the majority reporting needs from the perspective of professionals (35/36). Professionals' needs were grouped into three main clusters (basic, occupational, and psycho-socio-emotional needs); patients' needs into four (basic, healthcare, psycho-socio-emotional, and other support needs); and family members' needs into two (psycho-socio-emotional and communication needs). Transversal needs across subgroups were also identified and grouped into three main clusters (public safety, information and communication, and coordination and support needs). This evidence map provides valuable insight on COVID-19-related healthcare needs. More research is needed to assess first-person perspectives of patients and their families, examine whether needs differ by country or region, and evaluate how needs have evolved over time.

Keywords

covid-19evidence mapfamily members’ needshealthcare needshealthcare professionals’ needsneeds assessmentpandemicpatients’ needsCovid-19Evidence mapFamily members' needsFamily members’ needsHealthcare needsHealthcare professionals' needsHealthcare professionals’ needsNeeds assessmentOutbreakPandemicPatients' needsPatients’ needsSystematic review

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations from Scopus Elsevier, it yields a value for the Field-Weighted Citation Impact from the Scopus agency: 2.19, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 7.93 (source consulted: Dimensions Jun 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-06-26, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 6
  • Scopus: 16
  • Europe PMC: 4
  • OpenCitations: 10

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-26:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 42.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 42 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 5.4.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 7 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Germany.