Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Dermatology Care in the Chilean Public Health Sector
Impacto de la Pandemia del COVID-19 en la Atención Dermatológica en el Sector Salud Público de Chile
| dc.contributor | diegomarceloaragon@gmail.com | |
| dc.contributor | Aragon-Caqueo, Diego https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7233-960X | |
| dc.creator | Aragon-Caqueo, Diego | |
| dc.creator | Aedo, Gabriel | |
| dc.creator | Suarez, Javier | |
| dc.creator | Toloza, Claudio | |
| dc.creator | Guglielmetti, Antonio | |
| dc.date | 2023-04-18T01:46:30Z | |
| dc.date | 2023-04-18T01:46:30Z | |
| dc.date | 2023 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-27T20:19:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-27T20:19:30Z | |
| dc.identifier | https://repositorio.uta.cl/xmlui/handle/20.500.14396/2225 | |
| dc.identifier | 2227-9032 | |
| dc.identifier | 10.3390/healthcare11050633 | |
| dc.identifier | 9U4BY | |
| dc.identifier | 3690064+ | |
| dc.identifier | WOS:000947659700001 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8943142 | |
| dc.description | Due to the Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, most resources of the public health system were allocated to the increasing demand from respiratory patients. From this, it is expected that specialty consultations would decrease drastically. Access to dermatology care in the Chilean public health has been historically limited. To evaluate the impact of the pandemic on dermatology care, the total number of dermatological consultations (DCs) to the Chilean public sector in 2020 is analyzed according to sex and age range and compared with the available databases from 2017 to 2019. From this, 120,095 DCs were performed during 2020, with an incidence of 6.3 consultations per 1000 inhabitants. When compared to 2019 (n = 250,649), there was a 52.1% decrease. The regions most affected were located in the central part of Chile, which correlates with the regions most affected by the pandemic. Age and sex distributions remained similar to previous years but lower in amplitude. The month with the lowest number of consultations was April, with a gradual increase observed thereafter until December 2020. Although DCs decreased drastically in the Chilean public sector during 2020, sex and age range proportions were conserved, thus affecting all groups in a similar manner. | |
| dc.description | Debido a la pandemia del Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19), la mayor parte de los recursos del sistema de salud pública se destinaron a la creciente demanda de pacientes respiratorios. A partir de esto, se espera que las consultas de especialidad disminuyan drásticamente. El acceso a la atención dermatológica en la salud pública chilena ha sido históricamente limitado. Para evaluar el impacto de la pandemia en la atención dermatológica, se analiza el total de consultas dermatológicas (CD) al sector público chileno en 2020 según sexo y rango de edad y se compara con las bases de datos disponibles de 2017 a 2019. De esta, 120.095 Las CD se realizaron durante el año 2020, con una incidencia de 6,3 consultas por 1000 habitantes. En comparación con 2019 (n = 250.649), hubo una disminución del 52,1%. Las regiones más afectadas se ubicaron en la zona central de Chile, lo que se correlaciona con las regiones más afectadas por la pandemia. Las distribuciones por edad y sexo se mantuvieron similares a las de años anteriores, pero con menor amplitud. El mes con menor número de consultas fue abril, observándose un aumento gradual a partir de entonces hasta diciembre de 2020. Si bien los DC disminuyeron drásticamente en el sector público chileno durante 2020, las proporciones de sexo y rango de edad se mantuvieron, afectando a todos los grupos de manera similar. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.format | 9 páginas | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | |
| dc.relation | Healthcare, vol.11 no.5 (2023) | |
| dc.relation | https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11050633 | |
| dc.rights | gold, Green Published | |
| dc.rights | Acceso abierto | |
| dc.source | Healthcare | |
| dc.subject | Covid-19 | |
| dc.subject | Pandemic | |
| dc.subject | Dermatological Consultations | |
| dc.subject | Public Health | |
| dc.subject | Covid-19 | |
| dc.subject | Pandemia | |
| dc.subject | Consultas Dermatológicas | |
| dc.subject | Salud Pública | |
| dc.title | Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Dermatology Care in the Chilean Public Health Sector | |
| dc.title | Impacto de la Pandemia del COVID-19 en la Atención Dermatológica en el Sector Salud Público de Chile | |
| dc.type | Artículo de revista |