Arrani Senthinathan, Mina Tadrous, Swaleh Hussain, B Catharine Craven, Susan B Jaglal, Rahim Moineddin, John Shepherd, Lauren Cadel, Vanessa K Noonan, Sandra McKay, Karen Tu, Sara J T Guilcher
STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective longitudinal cohort time-series analysis study. OBJECTIVES: To examine healthcare utilization and delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals with spinal cord injury/dysfunction (SCI/D). SETTING: Health administrative database in Ontario, Canada. METHODS: In 5754 individuals with SCI/D diagnosed from 2004-2014 and living in the community, healthcare utilization (physician visits, primary care visits, specialist visits, urologist visits, physiatrist visits, emergency department (ED) visits, and hospital admissions) and delivery (total, in-person, virtual) were determined at the (1) pre-pandemic period (March 2015 to February 2020), (2) initial pandemic onset period (March 2020-May 2020), and (3) pandemic period (June 2020 to March 2022)...
September 2, 2023: Spinal Cord