REMEDIUMREMEDIUM1561-59362658-3534Joint-Stock Company Chicot191910.32687/1561-5936-2026-30-2-156-161Original ArticleThe impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the dynamics of cases of disability related to respiratory diseases in the provision of primary health care in MoscowTimoshevskyAlexander A.001BaranovaTamara V.002ZhirnovaGalina M.003ParsadanyanNatella E.004GazhevaAnastasia V.005Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management, Moscow, RussiaCity Polyclinic No. 218, Moscow, Russia04072026215616107072026Copyright © 2026,2026The high contagiousness and prevalence of diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the creation of electronic and digital disability certificates, as well as the introduction and active use of telemedicine technologies in medical institutions. However, the contribution of COVID-19 to the structure of temporary disability rates in different regions and its comparison with similar rates in other territories has not been fully studied. The article provides a comparative analysis of cases, days, and the sex-age structure of temporary disability and their distribution by respiratory diseases in the period 2019—2024, as recorded in a medical organization providing primary healthcare in Moscow. The analysis of the presented data reveals a complex dynamic of disability cases, demonstrating significant variability throughout the period under review.temporary disability examinationcase of disabilitycoronavirus infectionrespiratory diseasesэкспертиза временной нетрудоспособностислучай нетрудоспособностикоронавирусная инфекцияболезни органов дыхания1.Puzin S. N., Memetov S. S., Makarenko A. S. et al. Examination of temporary disability: state, problems, and prospects. Bulletin of the All-Russian Society of Specialists in Medical and Social Expertise, Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation Industry. 2022;(1):7—14. doi: 10.17238/issn1999-2351.2022.1.7—14 (In Russ.)2.Bukhtiyarov I. V., Tikhonova G. I., Churanova A. N., Gorchakova T. Yu. Temporary disability of workers in the Russian Federation. Russian Journal of Occupational Health and Industrial Ecology. 2022;61(1):4—18. doi: 10.31089/1026-9428-2022-62-1-4-18 (In Russ.)3.Shastin A. S., Tsepilova T. M., Gazimova V. G. et al. Morbidity with temporary disability in the Southern Federal District: selected indicators. Medical Herald of the South of Russia. 2021;12(4):91—100. doi: 10.21886/2219-8075-2021-12-4-91-100 (In Russ.)4.Mirgorodskaya O. V., Shchepin V. O., Koretskiy S. N. Morbidity with temporary disability in the Russian Federation in 2000—2018 and its regional features. Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine. 2021;29(6):1459—1469. doi: 10.32687/0869-866X-2021-29-6-1459-1469 (In Russ.)5.Karetnikova V. M., Petrunko I. L. Contribution of the novel coronavirus infection to temporary disability indicators in the Irkutsk Region. Zabaykalsky Medical Bulletin. 2023;(2):64—71. doi: 10.52485/19986173_2023_2_64 (In Russ.)