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ArticleAtencion primaria2023

Characteristics of patients with panic disorder attended in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional multicenter study.

Miquel Roca, Antonio Torres Villamor, Vicente Gasull Molinera, Margarita Gili

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Article in Atencion primaria, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Miquel RocaDepartment of Medicine, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut, IDISBA, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Electronic address: mroca@uib.es.
Antonio Torres VillamorPrimary Health Care Center "Arroyo Medialegua", Madrid, Spain.
Vicente Gasull MolineraPrimary Health Care Center "Torrent", Torrent, Valencia, Spain.
Margarita GiliDepartment of Psychology, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut, IDISBA, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Servei de Salut de les Illes Balears · ESUniversitat de les Illes Balears · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo assess the prevalence of panic disorder during the second and third waves of the COVID-19 pandemic.

designCross-sectional multicenter study.

settingPrimary care.

participantsParticipating primary care physicians selected patients visiting their primary care centers for any reason over a 16-month period.

main outcome measureDiagnosis of panic disorder was established using The Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD) instrument.

resultsOf a total of 678 patients who met the inclusion criteria, 36 presented with panic disorder, with a prevalence of 5.3% (95% confidence interval 3.6-7.0). A total of 63.9% of cases occurred in women. The mean age was 46.7±17.1 years. Socioeconomic difficulties, such as very low monthly income rate, unemployment, and financial constraints to make housing payments and to make ends meet were more frequent in patients with panic disorders as compared to patients without panic disorder. A high level of stress (Holmes-Rahe scale>300), concomitant chronic fatigue syndrome and irritable bowel disease, and having financial difficulties in the past 6 months were associated with factors of panic disorder. DISCUSSION: This study characterizes patients with panic disorder diagnosed with a validated instrument during the COVID-19 pandemic and identified risk factors for this disease.

conclusionsIn non-selected consecutive primary care attendees in real-world conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence of panic disorder was 5.3%, being more frequent in women. There is a need to enhance primary care resources for mental health care during the duration of the pandemic and beyond.

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COVID-19Panic DisorderPrimary Health CareAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsPrevalenceSocioeconomic FactorsSpainAtención primariaCOVID-19Crisis socioeconómicaEventos estresantesPanic disorderPrimary careSocioeconomic crisisStressful eventsTrastorno del pánico

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