Supplementary material: Impact of COVID-19 on chronic pain structures: data from French national survey

<p dir="ltr"><b>These are peer-reviewed supplementary materials for the article </b><b>'</b><b>Impact of COVID-19 on chronic pain </b><b>structures: data from French national </b><b>survey</b><b>'</b><b> published in the</b><b> </b><b><i>Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research</i></b><b>.</b></p><ul><li><b>Supplementary data: </b>Translated survey.</li></ul><p dir="ltr"><b>Aims: </b>The authors evaluated the impact of the first COVID-19 pandemic wave on French chronic pain structures (CPS). <b>Methods:</b> An online survey assessed CPS resource allocation, workflow and perceived impact on patient care. <b>Results: </b>All CPS workflow was severely impacted by the reallocation of 42% of specialists. In-person appointments were cancelled by 72% of participants. Follow-up was maintained in 91% of participants (telemedicine). Skills in end-of-life decision-making/counseling were rarely solicited. The perceived impact of the crisis on the experience of patients was high (eight out of ten), with a significant increase in access-to-care delay. <b>Conclusion: </b>CPS maintained patient follow-up. Special features of CPS specialists were rarely solicited by COVID-19 teams experiencing a high workload. Recommendations on optimal CPS resource reallocations have to be standardized in crisis conditions.</p>