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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Primary Health Care Disease Incidence Rates: 2017 to 2020
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We assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain on new cases of diseases and conditions commonly seen in primary care. In 2020, there were significant reductions from 2017-2019 in the annual incidences of hypertension (40% reduction), hypercholesterolemia (36%), type 2 diabetes (39%), chronic kidney disease (43%), ischemic heart disease (48%), benign prostatic hypertrophy (38%), osteoporosis (40%), hypothyroidism (46%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (50%), alcohol use disorder (46%), benign colon polyps and tumors (42%), and melanomas (45%). Prioritization of COVID-19 care changed the physician-patient relationship to the detriment of face-to-face scheduled visits for chronic disease detection and monitoring, which fell by almost 41%. To return to prepandemic levels of diagnosis and management of chronic diseases, primary health care services should reorganize and carry out specific actions for groups at higher risk.
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SISÓ ALMIRALL, Antoni, et al. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Primary Health Care Disease Incidence Rates: 2017 to 2020. Annals of Family Medicine. 2021. Vol. 20, num. 1, pags. 63-68. ISSN 1544-1709. [consulted: 18 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/206673