Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department visits in adults with diabetes: findings from the national health interview survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic affected healthcare utilization, particularly for populations with chronic disease. This study examined impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Emergency Department (ED) visits among adults with diabetes in the U.S.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of adults with diabetes using deidentified, publicly available data from the 2019-2021 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). The primary independent variable was survey year: 2019 (pre-COVID-19 era) and 2020-2021 (COVID era). The outcome variable was any ED visit in the last 12 months. We conducted multivariable logistic regression to estimate the difference in ED visits before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among adults with diabetes. We estimated adjusted odds ratios and 95% confid

SUBMITTER: Mosalpuria K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12506343 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature