Transition to Virtual Care Services during COVID-19 at Canadian Pain Clinics: Survey and Future Recommendations

Table 1

Characteristics of participating pain clinics (n = 11).

Clinic settings	Number of clinics (%)
Hospital-based	5 (45)
Community-based	6 (55)
Province	Number of clinics (%)
British Columbia	2 (18)
Alberta	2 (18)
Ontario	3 (27)
Quebec	2 (18)
New Brunswick	1 (9)
Nova Scotia	1 (9)
Types of virtual services	Number of services
Existing (prior to pandemic)	9
Transitioned (during pandemic)	72
New (after onset of pandemic)	4

“services” refers to a variety of synchronous forms of care, such as standard appointments, interventions, individual/group programs, workshops, or rehabilitation services.