"Working Together": Perspectives of Healthcare Professionals in Providing Virtual Care to Youth with Chronic Pain during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The onset of the coronavirus disease in 2019 necessitated a rapid transition to virtual care for chronic pain treatment.

Methods

A mixed methods design was implemented using qualitative interviews and quantitative satisfaction surveys. Interviews were conducted in February 2021 with a sample of healthcare professionals (HCPs; n = 6) who had provided multidisciplinary treatment (MDT) through an outpatient hospital pediatric chronic pain program. Satisfaction surveys were distributed to all MDT professionals employed by the clinic in April 2021 (n = 13 of 20 eligible; 65% response rate). Participants represented medicine, rehabilitation, and mental health professionals.

Results

Analysis of interviews generated five themes: (1) adaptation to virt

SUBMITTER: Ruskin D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10048812 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature