Estudio comparativo del control de nuestros pacientes diabéticos tipo 2 antes y después del confinamiento producido por la pandemia COVID-19

Abstract

Objective

To assess the impact of the alterations of continuity of care on diabetic patients in our health department during the confinement that caused the pandemic. Check whether or not confinement mean tan alteration in the degree of control of our type 2 diabetic patients. Know whether our diabetic patients were adequately coontrolled before the pandemic began. Know if the pandemic has led to a deterioration in its degree of control.

Subject and method

Retrospective study between the years 2019 and 2020 of type 2 diabetic patients in our health area. Through the “Alumbra” application of our health area, a random sample of our patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes from 18 to 100 years of age was obtained. The patients was informed if they wanted to enter the study and after the patient´s express consent, the patient was asked about their lifestyle, habits and a review of the medical history was carried out with the data recorded before the confinement (year 2019) and during the months of confinement of 2020.

Results

There were 882 patients (88.28%) with HbA1c determinations in 2019 with a mean of 7,08. There were 800 patients (88.98%) with HbA1c deteminations in 2020 with a mean of 7,02. There was a reduction in alcohol, tobacco and soft drink consumption habits, but there was also a reduction in physical exercise (33% to 22%) and is following a diabetic diet (34% to 24%). In the sample analyzed, there was a reduction in a alcohol consumption from the data obtained in 2019 to those obtained in 2020 (22% to 13%). There was an increase in obesity, which goes from 77,7% to 90,4%. It is observed that there is no change in the percentages in pathologies such as dislipemia, atrial fibrilation, osteoarthritis, and stroke.

Conclussion

The consequences associated with the pandemic on health are worrying, the decrease in acute consultation, preventive activities and the delay in controls for chronic patients will have a profound impact on the psychological and socioeconomic well being of populations. The holistic view of the Primary Care and the need to strengthen and rethink the system to increase its effciency are of particular importance.