COVID-19 pandemic impact on people with diabetes : results from a large representative sample of Italian older adults

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AIMS: Restrictions imposed to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission should be weighed against consequences on vulnerable groups' health. Lifestyles and disease management of older people with diabetes might have been differentially impacted compared to non-chronic individuals.

METHODS: A cross-sectional study (LOST in Lombardia) was conducted on a representative full sample of 4 400 older adults (17th-30th November 2020), collecting data on lifestyles, mental health and access to care before and during the pandemic.

RESULTS: We compared 947 (51.9%) people with diabetes and 879 (48.1%) healthy subjects reporting no chronic conditions. People with diabetes reported more frequently increased physical activity (odds ratio, OR 2.65, 95% confidence internals, CI 1.69-4.13), drinks/week reduction (OR 6.27, 95%CI 3.59-10.95), increased consumption of fruit (OR 2.06, 95%CI 1.62-2.63), vegetables (OR 1.41, 95%CI 1.10-1.82), fish (OR 2.51, 95%CI 1.74-3.64) and olive oil (OR 3.54, 95%CI 2.30-5.46). People with diabetes increased telephone contacts with general practitioners (OR 3.70, 95%CI 2.83-4.83), hospitalisations (OR 9.01, 95%CI 3.96-20.51), visits and surgeries cancellations (OR 3.37, 95%CI 2.58-4.42) and treatment interruptions (OR 1.95, 95%CI 1.33-2.86).

CONCLUSIONS: Pandemic adverse effects occurred but are heterogenous in a population with chronic diseases, who seized the opportunity to improve health behaviours, despite health system difficulties guaranteeing routine care, within and beyond COVID-19.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Primary care diabetes - 16(2022), 5 vom: 05. Okt., Seite 650-657

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Vigezzi, Giacomo Pietro [VerfasserIn]
Bertuccio, Paola [VerfasserIn]
Bossi, Camilla Bonfadini [VerfasserIn]
Amerio, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
d'Oro, Luca Cavalieri [VerfasserIn]
Derosa, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Iacoviello, Licia [VerfasserIn]
Stuckler, David [VerfasserIn]
Zucchi, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Lugo, Alessandra [VerfasserIn]
Gallus, Silvano [VerfasserIn]
Odone, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Lost in Lombardia Project Investigators [VerfasserIn]
Amerio, A [Sonstige Person]
Amore, M [Sonstige Person]
Bertuccio, P [Sonstige Person]
Bonaccio, M [Sonstige Person]
Bosetti, C [Sonstige Person]
Cavalieri d'Oro, L [Sonstige Person]
Ciampichini, R [Sonstige Person]
De Sena, R [Sonstige Person]
Gallus, S [Sonstige Person]
Gianfagna, F [Sonstige Person]
Ghislandi, S [Sonstige Person]
Ghulam, A [Sonstige Person]
Iacoviello, L [Sonstige Person]
Jarach, C M [Sonstige Person]
Lugo, A [Sonstige Person]
Mosconi, G [Sonstige Person]
Odone, A [Sonstige Person]
Rognoni, M [Sonstige Person]
Serafini, G [Sonstige Person]
Scala, M [Sonstige Person]
Signorelli, C [Sonstige Person]
Stival, C [Sonstige Person]
Stuckler, D [Sonstige Person]
Vigezzi, G P [Sonstige Person]
Wang, Y [Sonstige Person]
Zucchi, A [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Cross-sectional studies
Delivery of health care
Diabetes
Health behaviours
Italy
Journal Article
Lifestyles
Olive Oil
Pandemics
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 19.10.2022

Date Revised 30.01.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.pcd.2022.06.001

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM342990004