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Table 5 Most common conditions seen prior to COVID-19 and during the COVID-19 pandemic

From: Interprofessional primary care during COVID-19: a survey of the provider perspective

 

Most common health conditions seen

Top 3 most common health conditions seen

 

What was the most common health condition you were seeing Pre-COVID19?

(n of responses)

% of respondents

What is the most common health condition you are seeing during the COVID19 pandemic?

(n of responses)

% of respondents

Number of times these conditions were listed within the top 3 most common conditions seen Pre-COVID19

% of total responses

Number of times these conditions were listed within the top 3 most common conditions during the COVID19 pandemic

% of total responses

Mental health and addictions

100

27.2

109

30.4

272

25.5

275

26.9

 Anxiety

59

 

72

 

82

 

99

 

 Depression

19

 

7

 

80

 

70

 

 Depression/anxiety

7

 

5

 

13

 

10

 

 Stress

1

 

2

 

18

 

17

 

 Trauma/PTSD

1

 

1

 

19

 

12

 

 Addictions/substance use

1

 

0

 

6

 

3

 

 Personality disorder

0

 

1

 

5

 

4

 

 “mental health”

13

 

21

 

39

 

44

 

 other

0

 

1

 

11

 

14

 

Diabetes and associated care for diabetic neuropathies (e.g. foot care)

96

26.1

76

21.2

158

14.8

123

12.4

Cardiovascular conditions and addressing cardiovascular risk

28

7.6

17

4.7

133

12.5

88

8.8

Pain and musculoskeletal conditions

20

5.4

16

4.5

85

8.0

54

5.4

Obesity, metabolic syndrome, and weight management

25

6.8

15

4.2

49

4.6

45

4.5

Prevention, immunization, screening (e.g. developmental assessment and ‘well baby’ visits)

19

5.2

15

4.2

48

4.5

49

4.9

GI issues

3

0.8

7

2.0

45

4.2

38

3.8

Geriatric health (e.g. frailty, mobility, falls)

18

4.9

19

5.3

42

3.9

43

4.3

Respiratory conditions (e.g. asthma, COPD)

14

3.8

12

3.4

42

3.9

41

4.1

Cognitive issues (e.g. dementia, learning disabilities)

16

4.3

12

3.4

39

3.7

21

2.1

Smoking cessation and nicotine addition

8

2.2

10

2.8

29

2.7

28

2.8

acute and episodic care (e.g infections such as acute upper respiratory infections and COVID19)

10

2.7

23

6.4

21

2.0

38

3.8

Women’s health (e.g. pre/post natal, pelvic health, menopause)

4

1.1

2

0.6

20

1.9

12

1.2

Relationships (e.g. family, intimate partner)

0

0.0

1

0.3

19

1.8

16

1.6

Malnutrition or food insecurity

0

0.0

1

0.3

6

0.6

13

1.3

Social isolation

0

0.0

1

0.3

3

0.3

11

1.1

System navigation

0

0.0

3

0.8

3

0.3

14

1.4

Other conditions

7

1.9

15

4.2

53

5.0

79

7.9

No patient care

0

0.0

4

1.1

0

0.0

4

0.4