Impact of COVID-19 on chronic pain structures: data from French national survey.
J Comp Eff Res
; 11(9): 649-658, 2022 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1902854
ABSTRACT
Aims:
The authors evaluated the impact of the first COVID-19 pandemic wave on French chronic pain structures (CPS).Methods:
An online survey assessed CPS resource allocation, workflow and perceived impact on patient care.Results:
All CPS workflow was severely impacted by the reallocation of 42% of specialists. In-person appointments were cancelled by 72% of participants. Follow-up was maintained in 91% of participants (telemedicine). Skills in end-of-life decision-making/counseling were rarely solicited. The perceived impact of the crisis on the experience of patients was high (eight out of ten), with a significant increase in access-to-care delay.Conclusion:
CPS maintained patient follow-up. Special features of CPS specialists were rarely solicited by COVID-19 teams experiencing a high workload. Recommendations on optimal CPS resource reallocations have to be standardized in crisis conditions.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Telemedicine
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Chronic Pain
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Comp Eff Res
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Cer-2022-0003
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