Table 3.
Interrupted time series of healthcare services measures in the ParkLink cohorts (Parkinson's disease, atypical parkinsonism, vascular parkinsonism) and the control cohort, local health trust of Bologna, from July 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020.
| Healthcare services measures | Parkinson's disease | Atypical parkinsonism | Vascular parkinsonism | Control | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRR | 95% CI | IRR | 95% CI | IRR | 95% CI | IRR | 95% CI | |
| Any outpatient visit | ||||||||
| Pre-post change | 0.33 | 0.24–0.44 | 0.30 | 0.19–0.50 | 0.45 | 0.27–0.77 | 0.41 | 0.32–0.53 |
| Weekly change in trend post-interruption | 1.03 | 1.01–1.04 | 1.04 | 1.01–1.06 | 1.03 | 1.01–1.06 | 1.02 | 1.01–1.04 |
| Outpatient neurologic visit | ||||||||
| Pre-post change | 0.43 | 0.27–0.70 | 0.23 | 0.07–0.80 | 0.37 | 0.15–0.90 | 0.31 | 0.19–0.51 |
| Weekly change in trend post-interruption | 1.02 | 1.00–1.05 | 1.05 | 0.98–1.11 | 1.03 | 0.98–1.08 | 1.02 | 1.00–1.05 |
| Outpatient physiotherapy evaluation/treatment | ||||||||
| Pre-post change | 0.07 | 0.04–0.12 | 0.14 | 0.04–0.47 | 0.41 | 0.15–1.13 | 0.12 | 0.07–0.21 |
| Weekly change in trend post-interruption | 1.08 | 1.05–1.11 | 1.04 | 0.98–1.10 | 0.99 | 0.94–1.05 | 1.07 | 1.04–1.10 |
| Any outpatient exam | ||||||||
| Pre-post change | 0.40 | 0.30–0.54 | 0.53 | 0.31–0.89 | 0.54 | 0.34–0.86 | 0.38 | 0.30–0.47 |
| Weekly change in trend post-interruption | 1.03 | 1.01–1.04 | 1.02 | 0.99–1.05 | 1.02 | 0.99–1.04 | 1.03 | 1.02–1.04 |
| Any non-urgent hospital admission | ||||||||
| Pre-post change | 0.30 | 0.16–0.55 | 0.22 | 0.02–2.25 | 0.38 | 0.06–2.42 | 0.34 | 0.22–0.50 |
| Weekly change in trend post-interruption | 1.00 | 0.97–1.04 | 1.03 | 0.91–1.16 | 0.97 | 0.87–1.08 | 1.01 | 0.99–1.04 |
Date change: week March 9–15, 2020; IRR, incidence rate ratio.