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Demand for emergency services during the COVID-19 pandemic and disease burden: a case study in Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorNunes, Alcina
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorMartins, João P.
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Pedro L.
dc.contributor.authorPimenta, Rui
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-09T10:39:20Z
dc.date.available2024-05-09T10:39:20Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThe COVID-19 pandemic brought changes in the pattern of care use. A significant increase in the volume of emergencies was expected. However, a significant decrease was observed worldwide.Methods An observational, analytical and cross-sectional study of all records of emergency episodes of patients aged 18 years or older admitted to the emergency services of the University of Porto Hospital Centre (2018-2022) were analysed.Results During the pandemic, a significant reduction in emergency episode admissions (up to 40% during lockdowns), an increase in pre-emergency services, and discharges from Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine was observed. The discharges from General Practice and General Practice and Family Medicine were residual.Conclusion The lower use and type of use of emergency services during the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on the disease burden. This could be prevented in future pandemics through the development of strategies to promote confidence in the use of health resources and establishing contingency plans for virtual assistance.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThe author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This work is partially financed by national funds through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia under the project UIDB/00006/2020pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationNunes, Alcina; Costa, Catarina; Martins, João P.; Ferreira, Pedro L.; Pimenta, Rui. (2024) Demand for emergency services during the COVID-19 pandemic and disease burden: a case study in Portugal. Frontiers in Public Health. EISSN 2296-2565. 11, p. 1-9pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpubh.2023.1294204pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn2296-2565
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/29733
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherFrontierspt_PT
dc.relationCentre of Statistics and its Applications
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectEmergency servicept_PT
dc.subjectPandemic (COVID-19)pt_PT
dc.subjectUser profilept_PT
dc.subjectDisease burdenpt_PT
dc.subjectPanel (longitudinal) data analysispt_PT
dc.titleDemand for emergency services during the COVID-19 pandemic and disease burden: a case study in Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleCentre of Statistics and its Applications
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F00006%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.endPage9pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleFrontiers in Public Healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume11pt_PT
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person.givenNameAlcina
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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