Trends in osteoporosis care patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose/introduction

The objective of this study was to describe osteoporosis-related care patterns during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Alberta, Canada, relative to the 3-year preceding.

Methods

A repeated cross-sectional study design encompassing 3-month periods of continuous administrative health data between March 15, 2017, and September 14, 2020, described osteoporosis-related healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) and treatment patterns. Outcomes included patients with osteoporosis-related healthcare encounters, physician visits, diagnostic and laboratory test volumes, and treatment initiations and disruptions. The percent change between outcomes was calculated, averaged across the control periods (2017-2019), relative to the COVID-19 periods (202

SUBMITTER: Oliveira T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9349101 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature