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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.accessioned2024-03-18T09:02:18Z
dc.date.available2024-03-18T09:02:18Z
dc.date.issued2024-01-15
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. 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. : 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. 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
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dc.identifier.citationNunes, A., Costa, C., Martins, J. P., Ferreira, P. L., & Pimenta, R. (2024). Demand for emergency services during the COVID-19 pandemic and disease burden: A case study in Portugal. Frontiers in Public Health, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1294204pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpubh.2023.1294204pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn2296-2565
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/25176
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherFrontierspt_PT
dc.relationThe 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/00006/2020.pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1294204pt_PT
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.citation.titleFrontiers in Public Healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume11pt_PT
person.familyNameOliveira Martins
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person.givenNameJoão Paulo
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