Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of diabetes care: Insights from longitudinal data in Switzerland

Julien Dupraz; Emilie Zuercher; Isabelle Peytremann-Bridevaux

doi:10.1016/j.pcd.2023.04.009

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of diabetes care: Insights from longitudinal data in Switzerland

Prim Care Diabetes. 2023 Aug;17(4):408-410. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2023.04.009. Epub 2023 May 1.

Authors

Julien Dupraz¹, Emilie Zuercher², Isabelle Peytremann-Bridevaux²

Affiliations

¹ Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Abstract

In this population-based cohort study on diabetes care, self-reported quality indicators measured just before (2019) and during (2021) the COVID-19 pandemic were comparable, apart from a modest increase in seasonal influenza immunization and a small decline in patient-centeredness of care in 2021.

Keywords: COVID-19; Cohort study; Diabetes mellitus; Processes and outcomes of care; Quality of care.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / epidemiology
Cohort Studies
Diabetes Mellitus* / diagnosis
Diabetes Mellitus* / epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus* / therapy
Humans
Pandemics
Switzerland / epidemiology