Table 1.
Characteristics of patients who completed the PROMIS GH by time period.
| Patient characteristics | During the COVID-19 pandemic, n (%) | One year earlier, n (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of visits | 38 037 (53.5) | 33 080 (46.5) | |
| Female sex | 23 296 (61.3) | 20 218 (61.1) | .715 |
| Age, mean (SD) | 56.1 (16.6) | 56.7 (16.5) | <.001 |
| Race | <.001 | ||
| White | 32 356 (87.4) | 27 502 (85.9) | |
| Black | 3322 (9.0) | 3365 (10.5) | |
| Other | 1348 (3.6) | 1149 (3.6) | |
| Marital status | <.001 | ||
| Married | 24 007 (63.6) | 20 082 (61.4) | |
| Single | 8995 (23.8) | 8171 (25.0) | |
| Divorced | 2851 (7.6) | 2628 (8.0) | |
| Widowed | 1883 (5.0) | 1839 (5.6) | |
| Median household income (per $10 000), (q1, q3) | 5.8 (4.5, 7.2) | 5.7 (4.4, 7.1) | <.001 |
| Insurance | <.001 | ||
| Private | 21 592 (56.8) | 17 133 (51.8) | |
| Medicare | 13 221 (34.8) | 12 700 (38.4) | |
| Medicaid | 2642 (7.0) | 2377 (7.2) | |
| Self-pay | 582 (1.5) | 870 (2.6) | |
| Charlson comorbidity index, median (q1, q3) | 1 (0, 4) | 2 (0, 4) | .044 |
| PROMIS GH completed via MyChart (vs in office) | 36 267 (95.4) | 16 100 (49.8) | <.001 |
| Established patient visit (vs new visit in center) | 31 513 (82.9) | 23 838 (72.1) | <.001 |
| Center | <.001 | ||
| Brain health | 229 (0.6) | 218 (0.7) | |
| Cerebrovascular | 162 (0.4) | 152 (0.5) | |
| Cancer | 3594 (9.5) | 2991 (9.0) | |
| Cardiac | 824 (2.2) | 396 (1.2) | |
| Epilepsy | 138 (0.4) | 279 (0.8) | |
| Functional medicine | 852 (2.2) | 896 (2.7) | |
| Headache | 862 (2.3) | 834 (2.5) | |
| Internal/family medicine | 20 654 (54.3) | 12 953 (39.2) | |
| Multiple sclerosis | 422 (1.1) | 660 (2.0) | |
| Neurorestoration | 598 (1.6) | 319 (1.0) | |
| Neurology | 1068 (2.8) | 925 (2.8) | |
| Neuromuscular | 190 (0.5) | 224 (0.7) | |
| Physical/occupational therapy | 2845 (7.5) | 4014 (12.1) | |
| Pain—neurological | 488 (1.3) | 1416 (4.3) | |
| Psychology/psychiatry | 771 (2.0) | 481 (1.5) | |
| Rheumatology | 1907 (5.0) | 2801 (8.5) | |
| Sleep | 492 (1.3) | 394 (1.2) | |
| Spine | 1214 (3.2) | 2161 (6.5) | |
| Other | 727 (1.9) | 966 (2.9) | |
| Emergency department visit in last 6 months | 4938 (13.0) | 4952 (15.0) | <.001 |
| Hospitalization in last 6 months | 2275 (6.0) | 2340 (7.1) | <.001 |
Note. During the COVID-19 pandemic, data from August 2020 compared with 1 year earlier (August 2019).
GH indicates Global Health; PROMIS, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; q, quartile; SD, standard deviation.