Table 3.
Need and cancellation of non-acute health-care visits and other services during the first wave of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
| No need | Participant canceled | Professional canceled | Remote contacta | Normal appointment | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Among those with at least one chronic condition, n = 481b | ||||||||||
| Health-care visits related to non-acute chronic conditions | 261 | 54.3 | 14 | 2.9 | 23 | 4.8 | 36 | 7.5 | 131 | 27.2 |
| Among all participants (proportions of cancellation types among those in need of a visit, n = 6-205) | ||||||||||
| Dental health care | 369 | 64.3 | 44 | 21.5 | 88 | 42.9 | n/a | 73 | 35.6 | |
| Mental health care | 541 | 98.9 | 1 | 16.7 | 2 | 33.3 | n/a | 3 | 50 | |
| Social services | 541 | 98.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | n/a | 3 | 50 | |
| Home aid and services | 530 | 96.4 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 30 | n/a | 10 | 50 | |
| Rehabilitative services and day services | 496 | 90.3 | 12 | 22.6 | 28 | 52.8 | n/a | 13 | 24.5 | |
COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.
a
This option was not provided for other types of care needed.
b
Participants reported need and cancellation for each of the condition separately, and thus, the same participants may have reported several cancellation alternatives. Proportions are calculated using all participants who reported having conditions, not only among those who answered to the need and cancellation question, and thus do not sum up to 100%.