The pandemic-related factors associated with emergency department visits in Portugal throughout two years of the pandemic

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Main Author: Kinaan, Walaa
Publication Date: 2023
Other Authors: Soares, Patrícia, Rocha, João Victor, Boto, Paulo, Santana, Rui, Lopes, Sílvia
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
Download full: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/151741
Summary: Funding Information: The present publication was funded by Fundação Ciência e Tecnologia, with IP national support through CHRC (UIDP/04923/2020). Publisher Copyright: © 2023 by the authors.
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spelling The pandemic-related factors associated with emergency department visits in Portugal throughout two years of the pandemica retrospective population-based studyCOVID-19 pandemicemergency departmentincidencePortugalvaccinationPollutionPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingFunding Information: The present publication was funded by Fundação Ciência e Tecnologia, with IP national support through CHRC (UIDP/04923/2020). Publisher Copyright: © 2023 by the authors.The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the use of emergency departments (ED) worldwide. This study identifies the pandemic-related factors associated with the number of ED visits in mainland Portugal and each of its regions. We collected data on ED visits from March 2020 to March 2022. Data on incidence, vaccination, mobility, containment index, and Google search volume were retrieved from open online sources at different time points. We fitted a quasi-Poisson generalized linear regression model, and each variable was modeled separately and adjusted for time and month. There was a positive ED trend throughout the two years of the pandemic in mainland Portugal and each of its regions. In the mainland, during months with high workplace mobility, there were 10.5% more ED visits compared to months with average mobility. ED visits decreased in months with low mobility for retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, and transit compared to months of medium mobility. Portugal saw a reduction in ED utilization during the pandemic period, but with a positive trend from March 2020 to March 2022. The change in the population’s behavior of seeking the ED throughout the pandemic might be associated with mobility, incidence, and pandemic fatigue.Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (ENSP)Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC) - Pólo ENSPCentro de Investigação em Saúde Pública (CISP/PHRC)RUNKinaan, WalaaSoares, PatríciaRocha, João VictorBoto, PauloSantana, RuiLopes, Sílvia2023-04-11T22:21:41Z2023-012023-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/151741eng1661-7827PURE: 58074130https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021207info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2024-05-22T18:10:52Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/151741Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-28T17:41:12.759565Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The pandemic-related factors associated with emergency department visits in Portugal throughout two years of the pandemic
a retrospective population-based study
title The pandemic-related factors associated with emergency department visits in Portugal throughout two years of the pandemic
spellingShingle The pandemic-related factors associated with emergency department visits in Portugal throughout two years of the pandemic
Kinaan, Walaa
COVID-19 pandemic
emergency department
incidence
Portugal
vaccination
Pollution
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
title_short The pandemic-related factors associated with emergency department visits in Portugal throughout two years of the pandemic
title_full The pandemic-related factors associated with emergency department visits in Portugal throughout two years of the pandemic
title_fullStr The pandemic-related factors associated with emergency department visits in Portugal throughout two years of the pandemic
title_full_unstemmed The pandemic-related factors associated with emergency department visits in Portugal throughout two years of the pandemic
title_sort The pandemic-related factors associated with emergency department visits in Portugal throughout two years of the pandemic
author Kinaan, Walaa
author_facet Kinaan, Walaa
Soares, Patrícia
Rocha, João Victor
Boto, Paulo
Santana, Rui
Lopes, Sílvia
author_role author
author2 Soares, Patrícia
Rocha, João Victor
Boto, Paulo
Santana, Rui
Lopes, Sílvia
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (ENSP)
Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC) - Pólo ENSP
Centro de Investigação em Saúde Pública (CISP/PHRC)
RUN
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Kinaan, Walaa
Soares, Patrícia
Rocha, João Victor
Boto, Paulo
Santana, Rui
Lopes, Sílvia
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv COVID-19 pandemic
emergency department
incidence
Portugal
vaccination
Pollution
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
topic COVID-19 pandemic
emergency department
incidence
Portugal
vaccination
Pollution
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
description Funding Information: The present publication was funded by Fundação Ciência e Tecnologia, with IP national support through CHRC (UIDP/04923/2020). Publisher Copyright: © 2023 by the authors.
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