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Pediatría Atención Primaria

versão impressa ISSN 1139-7632

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MORILLO-GUTIERREZ, Beatriz  e  GRUPO DE PATOLOGIA INFECCIOSA (GPI) et al. Nationwide multicentre study on the organization of primary care paediatrics services in the first wave of the COVID-19. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria [online]. 2021, vol.23, n.92, pp.383-390.  Epub 13-Mar-2023. ISSN 1139-7632.

Introduction:

The COVID-19 pandemic has driven changes in the organization of care delivery in primary care (PC) centres. The objective of our study was to describe the changes in PC paediatric care that took place in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Material and methods:

We conducted a nationwide, multicentre, retrospective, observational and descriptive study through a survey of PC paediatricians with distribution of the questionnaire in June 2020. We collected data from March 16 to May 10, 2020, divided in four 2-week periods. We asked about care delivery in these centres during this period: use of triage systems, modalities of care delivery (in person or by telephone) and volume of visits.

Results:

We received 105 responses by PC paediatricians, of which 110 were considered valid. We obtained responses from paediatricians in 17 autonomous communities (72.4% in urban settings). Respondents served a cumulative population of 107 715 patients. A total of 90.5% provided remote care (38.1% did before the pandemic). Triage was conducted in all centres. The mean number of patients managed per paediatrician in each of the time intervals under study was 144, 114, 123 and 136 (compared to 277, 214, 207 and 233 in the same periods in 2019). In 88.6% of the caseloads, in-person appointments were conducted as part of the child health programme (CHP). The total number of hospital admissions for any reason in the cumulative catchment population was of 79 patients, and the number of admissions to the intensive care unit was 7. The respondents did not report any deaths.

Conclusions:

In the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a substantial increase in remote primary care paediatric visits parallel to a significant decrease in in-person visits. Triage systems were implemented. There was still substantial activity in the CHP. The number of hospital admissions and cases of serious disease was very low.

Palavras-chave : COVID-19; Demand management; e-health; Paediatrics; Primary care; Triage.

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