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Telehealth Increases Access to Brief Behavioral Interventions in an Orofacial Pain Clinic During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Study
HEADACHE & FACIAL PAIN SECTION
HEADACHE & FACIAL PAIN SECTION
Document Type
Clinical report
Source
Pain Medicine. April 2022, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p799, 8 p.
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1526-2375
Abstract
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected the health care system worldwide [1, 2], presenting the challenge of providing high-quality health care while also maintaining social distancing, managing prolonged waiting [...]
Objective. The aim of the study was to test whether patients with orofacial pain were more likely to start and complete a brief psychological intervention for managing certain chronic orofacial pain conditions (physical self-regulation [PSR]) via telehealth (during the COVID-19 pandemic) vs. in-person (before the COVID-19 pandemic). The exploratory aim was to describe demographic factors that could influence patients' likelihood of starting and completing PSR. Methods. Retrospective medical charts of all patients seen at a university-affiliated tertiary orofacial pain clinic between July--December 2019 (in-person; before the pandemic) and July--December 2020 (telehealth; during the pandemic) were reviewed. Charts were examined for demographic information and to compare the number of patients who started and completed PSR during each study period (chi-squared test). Results. Of 248 new patients seen in the clinic during the 2019 period, 25 started PSR in-person (10.08%). Of 252 new patients seen during the 2020 period, 53 started PSR via telehealth (21.03%). Patients were more likely to start PSR (odds ratio=6.21, p Key Words: Telehealth; Brief Behavioral Intervention; Orofacial Pain; Remote Treatment; COVID-19 Pandemic
Objective. The aim of the study was to test whether patients with orofacial pain were more likely to start and complete a brief psychological intervention for managing certain chronic orofacial pain conditions (physical self-regulation [PSR]) via telehealth (during the COVID-19 pandemic) vs. in-person (before the COVID-19 pandemic). The exploratory aim was to describe demographic factors that could influence patients' likelihood of starting and completing PSR. Methods. Retrospective medical charts of all patients seen at a university-affiliated tertiary orofacial pain clinic between July--December 2019 (in-person; before the pandemic) and July--December 2020 (telehealth; during the pandemic) were reviewed. Charts were examined for demographic information and to compare the number of patients who started and completed PSR during each study period (chi-squared test). Results. Of 248 new patients seen in the clinic during the 2019 period, 25 started PSR in-person (10.08%). Of 252 new patients seen during the 2020 period, 53 started PSR via telehealth (21.03%). Patients were more likely to start PSR (odds ratio=6.21, p Key Words: Telehealth; Brief Behavioral Intervention; Orofacial Pain; Remote Treatment; COVID-19 Pandemic