Impact of COVID-19 on Chronic Ambulatory-Care-Sensitive Condition Emergency Department Use Among Older Adults.

IF 2.4 3区医学 Q1 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Pub Date : 2024-10-25 DOI:10.3122/jabfm.2023.230386R1

Arch G Mainous, Lu Yin, James F Medley, Aaron A Saguil, Frank A Orlando

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic social distancing requirements encouraged patients to avoid public spaces including in-office health care visits. Ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs) represent conditions that can be managed with quality primary care and when access is limited, these conditions can lead to avoidable emergency department (ED) visits.

Methods: Using national data on ED visits from 2019 to 2021 in the National Hospital Ambulatory Care Survey, we examined the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on ACSC ED visits among older adults (aged ≥65).

Results: The proportion of ED visits among older adults that were for ACSCs increased between 2019 (17.4%) and 2021 (18.5%). The trend in both rural (26.4%-28.6%) and urban areas (15.4%-16.8%) shows a significant jump from 2019 to 2021 (P < .001).

Conclusions: This rise in ACSC ED use is consistent with a delay in normal primary care during the pandemic.

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COVID-19 对老年人使用慢性门诊护理敏感疾病急诊的影响。

背景：COVID-19大流行病的社会隔离要求鼓励患者避免前往公共场所，包括诊室就医。非住院护理敏感性疾病（ACSCs）是指可以通过优质初级保健进行管理的疾病，当获取途径受到限制时，这些疾病会导致可避免的急诊室就诊：利用全国医院非住院医疗调查中 2019 年至 2021 年的全国急诊就诊数据，我们研究了 COVID-19 大流行对老年人（年龄≥65 岁）ACSC 急诊就诊的影响：结果：2019 年（17.4%）至 2021 年（18.5%）期间，老年人因 ACSC 就诊的急诊就诊比例有所增加。农村地区（26.4%-28.6%）和城市地区（15.4%-16.8%）的这一趋势表明，从 2019 年到 2021 年，这一比例显著上升（P ）：ACSC 急诊室使用率的上升与大流行期间正常初级保健的延迟是一致的。

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