id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-285642-43sqmffe Topriceanu, C.-C. Inequality in access to health and care services during lockdown - Findings from the COVID-19 survey in five UK national longitudinal studies 2020-09-14 .txt text/plain 4911 282 50 Interpretation: The UK government's lockdown approach during the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have deepened existing health inequalities, impacting predominantly females, ethnic-minorities and those with chronic illnesses. Separate regression models were using sex, ethnicity, SEP and presence of chronic illness as predictors of cancelled appointments or number of care hours needed during lockdown. In the meta-analysis, higher number of care hours was associated with ethnic minorities (OR 0·53 [0·35, 0·79], I 2 =34·17%), and with the presence of chronic illness (OR 2·20 [1·72, 2·56], I 2 =13·22%, Table 5 ). Individuals with a chronic illness were more likely to experience cancelled healthcare appointments and greater care needs during the UK national lockdown generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Bar charts illustrating the percentage of participants requiring support based on the number of care hours needed during the UK COVID-19 national lockdown stratified by sex, ethnicity and the presence of chronic illness across the cohorts. ./cache/cord-285642-43sqmffe.txt ./txt/cord-285642-43sqmffe.txt