ArticlePain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain2021
Telemedicine for chronic pain treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: Do pain intensity and anxiousness correlate with patient acceptance?
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- Implementation and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Multidisciplinary Telemedicine Pilot Initiative for Patients with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Rural and Underserved Areas at a Major Academic Medical Center.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
- Implementing Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Disparities in Utilization in an Urban Pain Medicine Practice.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
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- Satisfaction with Telemedicine for Cancer Pain Management: A Model of Care and Cross-Sectional Patient Satisfaction Study.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on chronic pain structures: data from French national survey.Journal of comparative effectiveness research · 2022Article
- Chronic pain through COVID.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Telemedicine for chronic pain treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: Do pain intensity and anxiousness correlate with patient acceptance?Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2021Article
- Patients' Habits and the Role of Pharmacists and Telemedicine as Elements of a Modern Health Care System during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionRecent recommendations for the treatment of chronic pain patients during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic suggest using telemedicine instead of in-person consultations. Knowing whether patients with chronic pain are receptive to the use of telemedicine during a pandemic might improve tailored care.
objectiveThe aims of the present study were to assess patients' acceptance of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland and to examine the correlation of acceptance with pain intensity and anxiousness.
methodsAn anonymous survey was conducted from March 31, 2020, to July 30, 2020, with 61 patients referred to the Pain Center at the Bern University Hospital Inselspital in Bern, Switzerland. Collected data were analyzed descriptively, and correlations were calculated between acceptance of telemedicine and mean levels of current pain, psychological distress, and fear of COVID-19.
resultsOur main finding was an average level of acceptance of telemedicine, with a mean of 6.25 on a scale from 0 (not at all) to 10 (completely), with substantial variability and range (SD = 3.56). The acceptance of telemedicine correlated negatively with current mean pain level (r = -0.44), worries (r = -0.42), and fear of COVID-19 (r = -0.4), as well as positively with the general condition (r = 0.46).
conclusionsUsing telemedicine for chronic pain treatment during the COVID-19 crisis was accepted to a sufficient degree by a considerable proportion of patients. However, the higher the mean levels of pain and anxiousness, the lower the acceptance, indicating that these severely burdened patients may suffer most from treatment restrictions. For this subgroup, telemedicine might not suffice and in-person visits should be considered.
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