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. 2020 Oct 7;34(12):107748. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2020.107748

Table 2.

Perceived impact of COVID-19 pandemic on access to care and experience of telehealth.

Type 1 diabetes (n = 763)
% (n)
Type 2 diabetes (n = 619)
% (n)
Diabetes appointment status: of those with appointments scheduled since pandemic
 All appts cancelled or postponed 39.3% (196) 42.7% (178)
 ≥ 1 appts switch to telehealth 43.1% (215) 37.6% (157)
 ≥ 1 appts switched to telephone 24.4% (124) 24.0% (101)
 ≥ 1 appts switched to video 23.0% (117) 16.1% (67)
Telephone appointment experience
 Lower satisfaction 43.9% (54) 45.0% (45)
 No change in satisfaction 45.5% (56) 39.0% (39)
 Higher satisfaction 10.6% (13) 16.0% (16)
Video appointment experience
 Lower satisfaction 38.4% (45) 40.4% (27)
 No change in satisfaction 47.9% (56) 43.3% (29)
 Higher satisfaction 13.7% (16) 16.5% (11)
Number reporting access concerns
 Food to maintain usual diet 30.9% (236) 35.5% (220)
 Diabetes supplies 15.2% (116) 8.9% (55)
 Contact with health care team 11.1% (85) 9.0% (56)
 Diabetes medications 6.6% (50) 8.6% (53)
 Labs/tests cancelled or postponed 30.9% (232) 31.3% (190)