Table 3 Number of in-person and telemedicine visits before and after the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.
From: Potential clinical and economic benefits of remote deep brain stimulation programming
Number of all (in-person and telemedicine) visits in the half and a year before the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic | Number of all (in-person and telemedicine) visits in the half and a year after the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
All (n = 234) | 3.7 ± 2.1 [0, 20] | 2.4 ± 2.7 [0, 20] | < 0.001 |
Parkinson’s disease (n = 148) | 3.9 ± 2.0 [0, 20] | 2.6 ± 2.7 [0, 20] | < 0.001 |
Dystonia (n = 63) | 3.5 ± 1.9 [1,8] | 1.8 ± 2.3 [0, 13] | < 0.001 |
Essential tremor (n = 10) | 2.6 ± 0.9 [1,4] | 1.1 ± 1.5 [0, 5] | 0.003 |
Number of in-person visits in the half and a year before the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic | Number of in-person visits in the half and a year after the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
All (n = 234) | 3.6 ± 2.0 [0, 17] | 1.7 ± 1.8 [0, 13] | < 0.001 |
Parkinson’s disease (n = 148) | 3.7 ± 1.9 [0, 17] | 1.7 ± 1.6 [0, 10] | < 0.001 |
Dystonia (n = 63) | 3.3 ± 1.9 [1,8] | 1.3 ± 1.6 [0, 7] | < 0.001 |
Essential tremor (n = 10) | 2.5 ± 0.8 [1,4] | 1.1 ± 1.1 [0, 4] | 0.002 |
Number of telemedicine visits in the half and a year before the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic | Number of telemedicine visits in the half and a year after the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
All (n = 234) | 0.1 ± 1.3 [0, 3] | 0.5 ± 1.2 [0, 10] | < 0.001 |
Parkinson’s disease (n = 148) | 0.2 ± 0.4 [0, 3] | 0.9 ± 1.8 [0, 10] | < 0.001 |
Dystonia (n = 63) | 0.2 ± 0.3 [0, 1] | 0.5 ± 1.0 [0, 6] | 0.001 |
Essential tremor (n = 10) | 0.1 ± 0.1 [0, 1] | 0.1 ± 0.3 [0, 1] | 1.000 |
Percentage of telemedicine visits in the half and a year before the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic | Percentage of telemedicine visits in the half and a year after the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
All (n = 234) | 3.9 ± 7.5% [0.0%, 45.5%] | 17.6 ± 27.7% [0.0%, 100.0%] | < 0.001 |
Parkinson’s disease (n = 148) | 4.1 ± 7.8% [0.0%, 45.5%] | 19.9 ± 28.7% [0.0%, 100.0%] | < 0.001 |
Dystonia (n = 63) | 3.9 ± 6.8% [0.0%, 27.8%] | 16.4 ± 28.2% [0.0%, 100.0%] | < 0.001 |
Essential tremor (n = 10) | 1.3 ± 3.2% [0.0%, 10.5%] | 1.8 ± 6.0% [0.0%, 20.0%] | 1.000 |
