Analysis of the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on chronic diseases managed by Primary Care


Analysis of the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on chronic diseases managed by Primary Care

2020-06-01 / 2022-12-31

Description

"COVID-19 has generated the biggest public health crisis, collapsing the health system. In mid-March 2020, it was necessary to resort to a national state of emergency and impose home confinement, which was maintained until the beginning of May of that same year, at which point de-escalation began. We have experienced more than 2 years of the pandemic, which has posed major challenges to the health system over the course of various waves of infections. The objective of this project is to analyse the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic (the measures to control contagion decreed by governments, such as confinement, saturation of the health system, etc.) on the health of patients with chronic diseases that are managed in primary care.
To this end, the evolution of clinical control parameters of the main chronic pathologies has been analysed through data collected from Primary Care clinical histories, establishing a benchmark using data from the 6 months prior to lockdown, which are then compared with data from 6 months and 12 months after lockdown. The use of healthcare resources in PC (pharmacological treatment, visits to the family doctor, nurses, other healthcare professionals, referrals to the specialist, and days of hospitalization) has also been analysed throughout the first year of the pandemic."

Results

"Lear-Claveras, A., González-Álvarez, B., Couso-Viana, S., Clavería, A., Oliván-Blázquez, B. (2022). Analysis of Clinical Parameters, Drug Consumption and Use of Health Resources in a Southern European Population with Alcohol Abuse Disorder during COVID-19 Pandemic.Int.J.Environ.Res.Public Health, 19, 1358. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/ijerph19031358. IF: 2.849 Quartile: Q2 (PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH)
Lear-Claveras A., Clavería, A., Couso-Viana, S., Nabbe, P., Olivá; n-Blázquez, B. Analysis of drug and health resource use before and after COVID – 19 lockdown in a population undergoing treatment for depression or anxiety.(2022).Frontiers in Pychology.In press.
Olivá; n Blázquez, B., Lear Caveras, A. (2021). The impact of Covid-19 in the health field. In: J. Miguijón Pablo and D. Pac Salas. Uncertainties in times of pandemic A look into the future (pp. 1 15-126). Madrid. Delta publications.
Couso-Viana, S., Oliván-Blázquez, B., Dios-Quiroga, F., Clavería-Fontán, A., González-Álvarez , B., Magallon-Botaya, R. Impact of Covid-19 Confinement Measures on Chronic Diseases Managed in Primary Health Care. Freestanding paper. 92nd European General Practitioner Research Network (EGPRN) Meeting 2021. Online. 30 April-1 May 2021.
Olivan-Blázquez B., Lear-Claveras A., Claveria-Fontan A., Couso-Viana S., Magallon-Botaya R., Gonzalez-Alvarez, B. Health status of people with diabetes after confinement due to covid-19. 23th World Conference of Family Doctors WONCA. 22-27 November 2021. Oral presentation.
Oliván-Blázquez B., Lear-Claveras A., Clavería-Fontán A., Magallón-Botaya, R., Couso- Viana S., Aguilar-Latorre A. Use of primary health care services by chronic patients before and after the covid-19 pandemic. 23th World Conference of Family Doctors WONCA. 22-27 November 2021. Poster.
Oliván-Blázquez B., Lear-Claveras A., Clavería-Fontán A:, Couso-Viana S., Magallón-Botaya, R., Aguilar-Latorre A. Health status of people suffering arterial hypertension after confinement due to covid-19. 23th World Conference of Family Doctors WONCA. 22-27 November 2021. Poster.
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Principal investigator

Bárbara Oliván Blázquez