ArticlePM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation2022
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the well-being of individuals with persistent postconcussive symptoms: A qualitative study.
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- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on community-based brain injury associations across Canada: a cross-sectional survey study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the well-being of individuals with persistent postconcussive symptoms: A qualitative study.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn response to the COVID-19 pandemic, public health measures were implemented that closed essential businesses, mandated social distancing, and imposed substantial changes to the routine care experienced by patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and persistent postconcussive symptoms (PPCS). Patients with PPCS often rely on a comprehensive care team, requiring in-person treatments and consistent care. Little information exists regarding how access to these services have been affected by public health measures and what outcome the measures have had on the recovery of patients with PPCS.
objectiveTo explore the impact of the restriction of in-person treatments, shifts to virtual care, and global public health measures on the recovery and psychological well-being of patients with PPCS.
designQualitative interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using a reflexive thematic analysis approach to identify the main impacts of the public health measures on participants with PPCS.
settingParticipant interviews were completed remotely via telephone or video-calling software during province-wide shutdowns.
participants20 individuals with PPCS who attended the institution's Brain Injury Program consented to participate.
interventionsNot applicable.
resultsThe impacts of the public health measures emerged most prominently in three main categories: (1) day-to-day lived experiences, (2) personal health status, and (3) health service experiences and barriers.
conclusionsThis in-depth investigation of the lived experiences of patients with PPCS outlines how the COVID-19 public health measures negatively affected their care and well-being. The analysis identified that through increasing social support systems, providing better access to standard or remote treatment, and developing more effective telehealth strategies, this population could be better supported in the event of future public health measures.
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