Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Utilization in People with Diabetes: A Time-Segmented Longitudinal Study of Alberta's Tomorrow Project.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective is to characterize the impact of COVID-19 on major healthcare for diabetes, including hospitalization, emergency department (ED) visits and primary care visits in Alberta, Canada.

Methods

Participants from Alberta's Tomorrow Project (ATP) with pre-existing diabetes prior to 1 April 2018 were included and followed up to 31 March 2021. A time-segmented regression model was used to characterize the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare utilization after adjusting for seasonality, socio-demographic factors, lifestyle behaviors and comorbidity profile of patients.

Results

Among 6099 participants (53.5% females, age at diagnosis 56.1 ± 9.9 y), the overall rate of hospitalization, ED visits and primary care visits was 151.5, 525.9 and 8826.9 per 1000 perso

SUBMITTER: Ye M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11476217 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature