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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on headache management in Spain: an analysis of the current situation and future perspectives.
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- [The indirect costs of tension type headache. A systematic literature review].Atencion primaria · 2022Pooled it
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- Impact of COVID-19 on chronic pain structures: data from French national survey.Journal of comparative effectiveness research · 2022Article
- [Impact on the incidence of gastrointestinal perforation during the COVID-19 pandemic in theRevista de gastroenterologia de Mexico · 2022Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rheumatology nursing consultation.Reumatologia clinica · 2022Observational
- [Adaptation of headache units in Andalusia to the COVID-19 pandemic. Analysis of the Andalusian Neurology Society's Headache Study Group].Revista de neurologia · 2022Observational
- Headache teleconsultation in the era of COVID-19: Patients' evaluation and future directions.European journal of neurology · 2021Article
- Internet Use Impact on Physical Health during COVID-19 Lockdown in Bangladesh: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Epilepsy care during the COVID-19 pandemic.Epilepsia · 2021Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on the Health of the General and More Vulnerable Population and Its Determinants: Health Care and Social Survey-ESSOC, Study Protocol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Frequency and phenotype of headache in covid-19: a study of 2194 patients.Scientific reports · 2021Observational
- Covid-19: As a Fear Factor in Response to Stroke Code and Other Interventional Radiology Emergencies?Journal of radiology nursing · 2021Article
- Social Distancing in Chronic Migraine during the COVID-19 Outbreak: Results from a Multicenter Observational Study.Nutrients · 2021Observational
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Rheumatology Nursing Consultation.Reumatologia clinica · 2021Article
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- Phenotypic characterization of acute headache attributed to SARS-CoV-2: An ICHD-3 validation study on 106 hospitalized patients.Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache · 2020Observational
- Preliminary development of a deep learning-based automated primary headache diagnosis model using Japanese natural language processing of medical questionnaire.Surgical neurology international · 2020Article
- [Neurology residency training during the COVID-19 pandemic].Neurology perspectivesArticle
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Abstract
introductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on healthcare systems. Spain, where headache is the main reason for outpatient neurology consultation, is one of the countries with the most reported cases of the disease.
objectiveThis study aimed to analyse the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on headache units in Spain and to evaluate how neurologists see the future of these units.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional online survey of headache units during the sixth week of the state of alarm declared in Spain in response to the pandemic.
resultsThe response rate was 74%, with the participation of centres with different characteristics and from all Autonomous Communities of Spain. Limitations in face-to-face activity were reported by 95.8% of centres, with preferential face-to-face consultation being maintained in 60.4%, and urgent procedures in 45.8%. In 91.7% of centres, the cancelled face-to-face activity was replaced by telephone consultation. 95.8% of respondents stated that they would use personal protection equipment in the future, and 86% intended to increase the use of telemedicine. The majority foresaw an increase in waiting lists (93.8% for initial consultations, 89.6% for follow-up, and 89.4% for procedures) and a worse clinical situation for patients, but only 15% believed that their healthcare structures would be negatively affected in the future.
conclusionsAs a consequence of the pandemic, headache care and research activity has reduced considerably. This demonstrates the need for an increase in the availability of telemedicine in our centres in the near future.
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