Publication date: Jan 18, 2025
Young adults (YA) with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) are at high risk of worsening glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) with fewer follow-up visits. We examined the association of demographic and diabetes characteristics with care utilization, including in-person and telehealth visits, pre- (1 April 2019 to 15 March 2020) and during the COVID-19 pandemic (30 March 2020 to 15 March 2021) for YA (ages: 18-30) with T1D, comparing those seen in paediatric versus adult diabetes clinics at a single diabetes centre. Data were obtained from the electronic health record for YA with a pre-pandemic HbA1c. We performed descriptive statistics to describe the sample and paired t-tests to compare visits before and during the pandemic. Data from 1762 YA (54% male; age 24. 0 +/- 3. 6 (M +/- SD) years; HbA1c 66 +/- 18 mmol/mol (8. 2 +/- 1. 6%) revealed that in the full sample, mean pre-pandemic visit frequency was 3. 5 +/- 3. 4 and mean pandemic visit frequency was 3. 1 +/- 4. 1 (p
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Adults | Diabetes Care Delivery |
| Diabetes | Telehealth |
| Pandemic | Type 1 Diabetes |
| Therapy | Young Adults |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | type 1 diabetes mellitus |
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 pandemic |