Análisis descriptivo de la ocupación de camas hospitalarias pre y post pandemia y casos de estudio respecto al gasto realizado por un grupo de familias que han sido afectadas por el virus COVID-19

Abstract

Abstract: The global health crisis is a complex situation, and it's intriguing to examine its scope. For this reason, the current study aims to conduct descriptive analyses of hospital bed occupancy before and after the pandemic as well as case studies examining the medical expenses incurred by a group of families who have been infected with the COVID-19 virus. It was demonstrated that the health system'scapacity was unable to fulfill the hospital demand for infections using data from the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC) for the years 2017 to 2020. The intensity of the symptoms, the patient's age, and having respiratory problems were found to be directly correlated with medical costs in the second phase, which involved the non-random administration of surveys to a total of 61 cases carrying the virus. Despite the decline in infections, it was found that people are still buying products to stop the COVID-19 virus from spreading.