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Jeremic, N; Widhalm, HK; Doering, K; Popp, D; Stark, M; Ower, C; Rohit, A; Boesenberg, R; Leithner, A; Nia, A.
Relationship between GPS-based community mobility data and orthopedic trauma admissions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria: a multicenter analysis.
Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2024; 136(21-22): 619-626.
Doi: 10.1007/s00508-024-02420-7
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- Leithner Andreas
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- OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this study was to examine the relationship between mobility patterns during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and orthopedic trauma patients in Austria. Utilizing global positioning system (GPS)-based mobility data, the attempt was to assess both the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on reducing orthopedic trauma patients and the degree of compliance to the imposed movement restrictions. METHODS: This retrospective analysis included all patients (283,501) treated at 3 major level I trauma centers in Austria. Analyzed time periods were 1 January 2019 to 8 February 2021. Freely available GPS-based mobility data from Google and Apple Inc. was gathered. RESULTS: A moderate to strong correlation between the cumulative average outpatients and the assessed mobility index was observed for all cities (Google: r = 0.70 p < 0.001, 95% confidence interval, CI: 0.67-0.73; Apple: r = 0.64 p < 0.001, 95% CI: 0.61-0.67). A significant linear regression equation was found for Vienna (adjusted r2 = 0.48; F(1, 350) = 328,05; p < 0.01). During the first lockdown there was a drastic decline in mobility (up to -75.36%) and in numbers of orthopedic trauma outpatients (up to -64%, from 153 patients/day 2019 to 55 patients/day 2020) in comparison to the prepandemic era. The decline diminished as time passed. CONCLUSION: Analyses of GPS-based mobility patterns show a correlation with trauma patient numbers. These findings can be used to develop prediction models, leading to better resource planning and public health policy, enhancing patient care and cost-effectiveness, especially in the event of future pandemics. Furthermore, the results suggest that compliance to mobility restrictions decreased over time during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in increased mobility and trauma patients.
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- Humans - administration & dosage
- COVID-19 - epidemiology, prevention & control
- Austria - epidemiology
- Retrospective Studies - administration & dosage
- Pandemics - administration & dosage
- Geographic Information Systems - administration & dosage
- Male - administration & dosage
- Female - administration & dosage
- SARS-CoV-2 - administration & dosage
- Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology, therapy
- Trauma Centers - statistics & numerical data
- Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data
- Quarantine - statistics & numerical data
- Middle Aged - administration & dosage
- Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
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- COVID-19
- Orthopedic trauma
- GPS-based
- Mobility