Telemedicine Diagnoses and Pain Patterns

Data for participant diagnoses were based on ICD-10 codes entered by the provider completing the telemedicine visit. Primary diagnoses, and where noted, secondary and tertiary diagnoses were reviewed from the linked EDW data output and electronic health record for categorization. Diagnoses were grouped into the following clinical categories: 1) Musculoskeletal conditions (e.g., spondylotic disorders, tendonitis, scoliosis, rheumatological disorders, or neck or back pain that was not chronic), 2) Chronic pain (e.g., chronic face, neck, back or other body region pain specifically denoted as chronic), 3) Localized pain (e.g., non-chronic pain with specific extremity or joint region noted), 4) Neurological conditions (e.g., brain injury, spinal cord injury, peripheral nerve disorders, cerebral palsy, stroke, multiple sclerosis), and 5) Parkinson's and movement disorders (e.g., Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia, Huntington's disease).
Data for survey responses was analyzed using SPSS version 28 software. Data was analyzed with descriptive statistics and for the diagnostic group comparisons using non-parametric statistics with Chi-square and Kruskal-Wallis, with post-hoc comparisons where appropriate. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.01 for diagnostic group comparisons.