Seguimiento de los pacientes con diabetes tipo 2 durante la pandemia por COVID-19: un estudio multicéntrico en Atención Primaria

Primary Care utilisation in different patients’ profiles: findings from a Spanish population-based cohort with cardiovascular risk factors.

“…In this regard, the inequities found in the frequency of visits in Primary Care, with the older pro les with a higher frequency, is aligned with the expected, as more complex patients tend to require more intensive care. In relation to sex differences, the greater frequency observed in the pro les composed of women, compared with those with men at the same age, coincides with previous research [12][13][14]. However, it was only observed up to the age of 80 years.…”

“…Women also tend to be more adherent to recommendations regarding routine medical controls, having shown a greater use of both telephone and in-person medical consultations during the pandemic. In contrast, men with high complexity may have visited the nurse more frequently than women with the same risk, due to a lower capacity for self-care [13].…”