Published on in Vol 23, No 9 (2021): September

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/29622, first published .
Characterization and Identification of Variations in Types of Primary Care Visits Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Catalonia: Big Data Analysis Study

Characterization and Identification of Variations in Types of Primary Care Visits Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Catalonia: Big Data Analysis Study

Characterization and Identification of Variations in Types of Primary Care Visits Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Catalonia: Big Data Analysis Study

Francesc Lopez Segui   1 , PhD ;   Guillem Hernandez Guillamet   1, 2 , MSc ;   Héctor Pifarré Arolas   1 , PhD ;   Francesc X Marin-Gomez   3, 4, 5 , MD, PhD ;   Anna Ruiz Comellas   3, 5, 6 , MD, PhD ;   Anna Maria Ramirez Morros   2, 4 , RNU, MPH ;   Cristina Adroher Mas   7 , MSc ;   Josep Vidal-Alaball   3, 4, 5 , MD, PhD

1 Centre de Recerca en Economia i Salut, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain

2 Gerència Territorial de la Catalunya Central, Institut Català de la Salut, Sant Fruitós de Bages, Spain

3 Health Promotion in Rural Areas Research Group, Gerència Territorial de la Catalunya Central, Institut Català de la Salut, Sant Fruitós de Bages, Spain

4 Unitat de Suport a la Recerca de la Catalunya Central, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina, Sant Fruitós de Bages, Spain

5 Faculty of Medicine, University of Vic, Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Spain

6 Centre d’Atenció Primària Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Gerència Territorial de la Catalunya Central, Institut Català de la Salut, Sant Fruitós de Bages, Spain

7 Sant Joan de Déu Hospital, Barcelona, Spain

Corresponding Author:

  • Josep Vidal-Alaball, MD, PhD
  • Health Promotion in Rural Areas Research Group
  • Gerència Territorial de la Catalunya Central, Institut Català de la Salut
  • Pica d'Estats 36
  • Sant Fruitós de Bages
  • Spain
  • Phone: 34 93 693 0040
  • Email: jvidal.cc.ics@gencat.cat