Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown on Monitoring and Treatment Balance of Finnish Coronary Heart Disease and Type 2 Diabetes Patients.

Piia Lavikainen Marja-Leena Lamidi Teppo Repo Laura Inglin Janne Martikainen Tiina Laatikainen

Published in: Clinical epidemiology (2022)

The lockdown decreased the frequency of monitoring among both CHD and T2D patients. Meanwhile, monthly average LDL had a steadily improving pattern in CHD patients during the follow-up while temporary worsening in HbA1c in patients with T2D was observed at the time of the lockdown. The lockdown may have introduced selection in patients who had their treatment outcomes monitored. Better self-management of risk factors among patients is also possible.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
type diabetes
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
risk factors
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
adipose tissue
patient reported outcomes
insulin resistance
patient reported