Sisó Almirall, AntoniKostov, BelchinSánchez, EncarnaBenavent-Àreu, JaumeGonzález de Paz, Luis2024-01-302024-01-302021-09-241544-1709https://hdl.handle.net/2445/206673We 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.6 p.application/pdfeng(c) Annals of Family Medicine, 2021Malalties cròniquesCanvi organitzatiuCOVID-19Serveis sanitarisAtenció primàriaChronic diseasesOrganizational changeCOVID-19Health servicesPrimary careinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article7176302024-01-30info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess927632634561213