COVID-19 and spinal cord injury and disease: results of an international survey as the pandemic progresses.
Spinal Cord Ser Cases
; 7(1): 13, 2021 02 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1081887
ABSTRACT
STUDY DESIGN:
An online survey.OBJECTIVES:
To follow-up with and re-query the international spinal cord community's response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic by revisiting questions posed in a previous survey and investigating new lines of inquiry.SETTING:
An international collaboration of authors and participants.METHODS:
Two identical surveys (one in English and one in Spanish) were distributed via the internet. Responses from both surveys were pooled and analyzed for demographic and response data.RESULTS:
Three hundred and sixty-six respondents were gathered from multiple continents and regions. The majority (63.1%) were rehabilitation physicians and only 12.1% had patients with spinal cord injury/disease (SCI/D) that they knew had COVID-19. Participants reported that the COVID-19 pandemic had caused limited access to clinician and support services and worsening medical complications. Nearly 40% of inpatient clinicians reported that "some or all" of their facilities' beds were being used by medical and surgical patients, rather than by individuals requiring inpatient rehabilitation. Respondents reported a 25.1% increase in use of telemedicine during the pandemic (35% used it before; 60.1% during), though over 60% felt the technology incompletely met their patients' needs.CONCLUSION:
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the ability of individuals with SCI/D to obtain their "usual level of care." Moving forward into a potential "second wave" of COVID-19, patient advocacy and efforts to secure access to thorough and accessible care are essential.
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Spinal Cord Injuries
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Attitude of Health Personnel
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Health Personnel
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Telemedicine
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Neurological Rehabilitation
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COVID-19
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Health Services Accessibility
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Spinal Cord Ser Cases
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S41394-020-00356-4
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