Post-COVID-19 condition patients' utilisation of healthcare resources after implementation of an integrated care unit

Background: The economic effects of post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) remain uncertain despite clearer clinical factors, posing challenges for healthcare professionals. This article investigates the demographic and clinical characteristics of PCC patients and compares their healthcare resource utilizati...

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Autores: Vicente-Gómez, José Ángel, Muniategui Climente, Martín, Loste, Cora, Barreales, Saúl, Ricou Ríos, Laura, Paredes, Roger, Mateu, Lourdes, López Seguí, Francesc, 1991-
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Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12962-025-00667-z
http://hdl.handle.net/10230/72175
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Palabra clave:COVID-19
Economic evaluation
Healthcare utilisation
Post-COVID-19 condition
Long COVID
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spelling Post-COVID-19 condition patients' utilisation of healthcare resources after implementation of an integrated care unitVicente-Gómez, José ÁngelMuniategui Climente, MartínLoste, CoraBarreales, SaúlRicou Ríos, LauraParedes, RogerMateu, LourdesLópez Seguí, Francesc, 1991-COVID-19Economic evaluationHealthcare utilisationPost-COVID-19 conditionLong COVIDBackground: The economic effects of post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) remain uncertain despite clearer clinical factors, posing challenges for healthcare professionals. This article investigates the demographic and clinical characteristics of PCC patients and compares their healthcare resource utilization in comparison to a patient cohort representative of the population. Methods: A retrospective and cohort-comparative observational study was conducted, comparing PCC population before and after diagnosis with a control group. Demographic and clinical variables were analysed to describe the population. Economic analysis was performed to evaluate the resource costs in procedures and primary, secondary and emergency care. Results: PCC patients (N=341) were older with higher cardiovascular risk factors compared to controls (N=49,078). There were differences in the socio-economic distribution between male and female in the PCC patients. Hypertension and diabetes mellitus type 2 were the most common chronic diseases observed among the case patients. PCC patients were four times as costly as control patients, with increased utilisation of healthcare resources. However, post-diagnosis PCC patients showed a reduction in costs, primarily driven by decreased primary care visits and hospitalisations. Conclusions: Coordinated care for PCC patients leads to cost reductions and improved resource utilisation. Further research should investigate long-term health outcomes and establish causal relationships between COVID-19 sequelae and healthcare resource utilisation.Springer2026202620252026info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10230/72175http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12962-025-00667-zhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/72175reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésCost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation. 2025;23:72© The Author(s) 2025. Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10230/721752026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Post-COVID-19 condition patients' utilisation of healthcare resources after implementation of an integrated care unit
title Post-COVID-19 condition patients' utilisation of healthcare resources after implementation of an integrated care unit
spellingShingle Post-COVID-19 condition patients' utilisation of healthcare resources after implementation of an integrated care unit
Vicente-Gómez, José Ángel
COVID-19
Economic evaluation
Healthcare utilisation
Post-COVID-19 condition
Long COVID
title_short Post-COVID-19 condition patients' utilisation of healthcare resources after implementation of an integrated care unit
title_full Post-COVID-19 condition patients' utilisation of healthcare resources after implementation of an integrated care unit
title_fullStr Post-COVID-19 condition patients' utilisation of healthcare resources after implementation of an integrated care unit
title_full_unstemmed Post-COVID-19 condition patients' utilisation of healthcare resources after implementation of an integrated care unit
title_sort Post-COVID-19 condition patients' utilisation of healthcare resources after implementation of an integrated care unit
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Vicente-Gómez, José Ángel
Muniategui Climente, Martín
Loste, Cora
Barreales, Saúl
Ricou Ríos, Laura
Paredes, Roger
Mateu, Lourdes
López Seguí, Francesc, 1991-
author Vicente-Gómez, José Ángel
author_facet Vicente-Gómez, José Ángel
Muniategui Climente, Martín
Loste, Cora
Barreales, Saúl
Ricou Ríos, Laura
Paredes, Roger
Mateu, Lourdes
López Seguí, Francesc, 1991-
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author2 Muniategui Climente, Martín
Loste, Cora
Barreales, Saúl
Ricou Ríos, Laura
Paredes, Roger
Mateu, Lourdes
López Seguí, Francesc, 1991-
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv COVID-19
Economic evaluation
Healthcare utilisation
Post-COVID-19 condition
Long COVID
topic COVID-19
Economic evaluation
Healthcare utilisation
Post-COVID-19 condition
Long COVID
description Background: The economic effects of post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) remain uncertain despite clearer clinical factors, posing challenges for healthcare professionals. This article investigates the demographic and clinical characteristics of PCC patients and compares their healthcare resource utilization in comparison to a patient cohort representative of the population. Methods: A retrospective and cohort-comparative observational study was conducted, comparing PCC population before and after diagnosis with a control group. Demographic and clinical variables were analysed to describe the population. Economic analysis was performed to evaluate the resource costs in procedures and primary, secondary and emergency care. Results: PCC patients (N=341) were older with higher cardiovascular risk factors compared to controls (N=49,078). There were differences in the socio-economic distribution between male and female in the PCC patients. Hypertension and diabetes mellitus type 2 were the most common chronic diseases observed among the case patients. PCC patients were four times as costly as control patients, with increased utilisation of healthcare resources. However, post-diagnosis PCC patients showed a reduction in costs, primarily driven by decreased primary care visits and hospitalisations. Conclusions: Coordinated care for PCC patients leads to cost reductions and improved resource utilisation. Further research should investigate long-term health outcomes and establish causal relationships between COVID-19 sequelae and healthcare resource utilisation.
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