Table 3 Numeric and percentage distribution of the participants regarding their therapeutic follow-up during COVID-19 pandemic (n = 1633)
Total | Type 1 diabetes | Type 2 diabetes | Other types | P value* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 1633 | % | n = 805 | % | n = 628 | % | n = 200 | % | ||
Have Private healthcare insurance | 1121 | 68.65 | 596 | 74.0 | 412 | 65.6 | 113 | 56.5 | < 0.0001 |
Types of follow-up healthcare services for diabetes | |||||||||
Public Primary Care | 294 | 18.0 | 136 | 16.9 | 121 | 19.3 | 37 | 18.5 | 0.5006 |
Public specialised outpatient clinics | 113 | 6.9 | 82 | 10.2 | 22 | 3.5 | 9 | 4.5 | < 0.0001 |
Private healthcare service or private healthcare insurance | 856 | 52.4 | 480 | 59.6 | 288 | 45.9 | 88 | 44.0 | < 0.0001 |
No presencial appointments since March 2020 | 455 | 27.9 | 181 | 22.5 | 217 | 34.5 | 57 | 28.5 | < 0.0001 |
Had telemedicine appointments | 518 | 31.7 | 319 | 39.6 | 160 | 25.5 | 39 | 19.5 | < 0.0001 |
Professionals offering telemedicine services (n = 518) | |||||||||
Physician | 476 | 29.1 | 294 | 36.5 | 144 | 22.9 | 38 | 19.0 | < 0.0001 |
Nurse | 37 | 2.3 | 26 | 3.2 | 8 | 1.3 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0351 |
Pharmacyst | 45 | 2.8 | 22 | 2.7 | 21 | 3.3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2109 |
Nutritionist | 89 | 5.4 | 61 | 7.6 | 17 | 2.7 | 11 | 5.5 | 0.0003 |
Physical educator | 21 | 1.3 | 15 | 1.9 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0666 |
Psychologist | 49 | 3.0 | 38 | 4.7 | 10 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0002 |
Physiotherapist | 6 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.9334 |
Other health professionals | 23 | 1.4 | 11 | 1.4 | 10 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.8173 |
Medications used for diabetes control | |||||||||
Insulin(s) | 999 | 61.2 | 778 | 96.6 | 134 | 21.3 | 87 | 43.5 | < 0.0001 |
Tablet(s) | 779 | 47.7 | 87 | 10.8 | 586 | 93.3 | 106 | 53.0 | < 0.0001 |
Non-insulin injetable medication | 45 | 2.8 | 10 | 1.2 | 32 | 5.1 | 3 | 1.5 | < 0.0001 |
No medication for diabetes | 22 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 10 | 1.6 | 10 | 5.0 | < 0.0001 |
Site for delivery of diabetes medications | |||||||||
Governamental pharmacies | 703 | 43.0 | 466 | 57.9 | 186 | 29.6 | 51 | 25.5 | < 0.0001 |
“Farmácia Popular do Brasil” Program | 435 | 26.6 | 151 | 18.8 | 234 | 37.3 | 50 | 25.0 | < 0.0001 |
Private pharmacies and drugstores | 662 | 40.5 | 263 | 32.7 | 308 | 49.0 | 91 | 45.5 | < 0.0001 |
Non-governmental organizations** | 128 | 7.8 | 107 | 13.3 | 16 | 2.5 | 5 | 2.5 | < 0.0001 |
Do not know | 5 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.8449 |
Lack of any medication for diabetes during pandemic | 161 | 9.9 | 102 | 12.7 | 45 | 7.2 | 14 | 7.0 | < 0.0001 |