Table 2.

Examples Regarding the Theme of Impacts of Changes in Treatment Provision.

Subtheme	Example Quotes
1.1 Results of treatment procedure postponement	“Oh, it's pretty hard, pretty hard with this shunt being clogged. It's hard to walk. My memory is not very good. I keep forgetting things. It's getting worse and my balance is really bad. I keep forgetting things. I have to be so careful when I'm walking around in the kitchen. I don't walk an awful lot. I sit in the chair for the better part of the day and the better part of the evening.” (Participant 611)
	“All the tests that I couldn't have done - that's been the hardest part of all this. Some days are better than others, but it's horrible.” (Participant 635)
	“Things [symptoms] are all coming back after my surgery and I'm not allowed to be assessed because I'm not a life-or-death situation. So I can't go in and be reassessed to find out what's going on in my brain. The surgery didn't work and I have to wait ‘till this is all over to know what's going on in my brain. I'm frustrated. I'm, I'm angry. I want to know what's going on. My health is in jeopardy here, right?” (Participant 616)
1.2 Results of appointment changes	“We do telephone things with our family doctor now, and she can assess us over the telephone. And it was me that was the problem. Because I was having some breathing issues, which had nothing to do with COVID. But I couldn't get her to listen to my chest or anything. I had an ear infection and she couldn't look in my ear because she can't do that over the telephone.” (Participant 634)
	“They just would phone and ask me some questions, but it wasn't done where they could see me or I could see them. It was okay to do it that way, other than the fact that they couldn't see me. So that would be my biggest concern, you know, I'd [like to] see just how much I've, um… regressed.” (Participant 609)
	“Well, I wouldn't be happy if they couldn't assess me over the phone in terms of driving, or if they were just to say that I couldn't drive. The only outcome that I want from a virtual meeting is that yes I can drive.” (Participant 602)