Healthcare utilization trends in adults with asthma or COPD during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to pre-pandemic: A population-based study
Despite asthma and COPD being ambulatory-care sensitive conditions, lower rates of outpatient visits during the beginning of the pandemic were not associated with increased rates of acute care use. Lower PFT rates were associated with higher acute care visit rates, suggesting that access to PFT during pandemic is likely important for individuals with asthma or COPD.
Authors
- Claire Kendall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2686-1135)
- Marcus Povitz
- Teresa To (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7463-3423)
- Mohsen Sadatsafavi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0419-7862)
- Michael Pugliese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2794-1436)
- Tetyana Kendzerska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5301-1796)
- Douglas G. Manuel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0912-0845)
- Melanie Chin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2771-0518)
- Shawn David Aaron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4762-3542)
- Thérèse A. Stukel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2951-1360)
- Kednapa Thavorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4738-8447)
- Sunita Mulpuru
- Andrea S. Gershon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0246-594X)
Institutions
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Bruyère (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
- Sunnybrook Research Institute
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-03-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316553
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.09