Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sex-disparities in asthma healthcare utilization and outcomes: a population study
All patients with asthma accessed acute care resources less but outpatient visits increased during the pandemic. There was no increase in non-COVID-related mortality, regardless of sex, suggesting that the previously established sex disparity in asthma outcomes was not seen during the pandemic.
Authors
- Lesley Soril (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9419-6849)
- Mohit Bhutani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1911-4169)
- Jeffrey A. Bakal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3658-2554)
- Grace Y. Lam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7366-193X)
- Heather Sharpe
- Michael K. Stickland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8234-4760)
- Jason Weatherald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0615-4575)
- Paul E. Ronksley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3958-7561)
- Douglas Paul Gross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2427-6277)
- Chuan Wen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7077-1693)
Institutions
- Alberta Health Services (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Women and Children’s Health Research Institute (CA)
- Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CA)
- Alberta Health (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ERJ Open Research
- Published
- 2024-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00454-2024
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research