ArticlePublic health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Access to Selected Ambulatory Care Services Among Populations With Severely Uncontrolled Diabetes and Hypertension in Massachusetts.
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- Factors Associated with Telehealth Utilization among Older African Americans in South Los Angeles during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Deaths during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from regional patterns in Germany and Poland.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Disparities in routine healthcare utilization disruptions during COVID-19 pandemic among veterans with type 2 diabetes.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Healthcare Providers' Satisfaction with Implementation of Telemedicine in Ambulatory Care during COVID-19.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Changes in Rates of Uncontrolled Hypertension Among Federally Qualified Health Center Patients, 2019 to 2022: State-Level Group-Based Trajectory Modeling Analysis.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThe outbreak of COVID-19 in Massachusetts may have reduced ambulatory care access. Our study aimed to quantify this impact among populations with severely uncontrolled diabetes and hypertension; these populations are at greatest risk for adverse outcomes caused by disruptions in care.
methodsWe analyzed multidisciplinary ambulatory electronic health record data from MDPHnet. We established 3 cohorts of patients with severely uncontrolled diabetes and 3 cohorts of patients with severely uncontrolled hypertension using 2017, 2018, and 2019 data, then followed each cohort through the subsequent 15 months. For the diabetes cohorts, we generated quarterly counts of glycated hemoglobin A
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conclusionsAccess to selected diabetes and hypertension services declined sharply during the pandemic among populations with severely uncontrolled disease. Although telehealth is an important strategy, ensuring equity in access is essential. Telehealth hybrid models can also minimize disruptions in care.
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