| Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
| T75 |
0-26 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Barriers to Providing Care |
| T76 |
27-99 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A range of barriers were reported in providing care during the pandemic. |
| T77 |
100-240 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Most frequently noted were limited access to in-person visits and nonemergency testing reported by 74% and 66% of respondents, respectively. |
| T78 |
241-459 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Provider fear related to the outbreak and concern for their own well-being was reported by nearly 30%, while lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) and financial considerations were reported by 25% of respondents. |
| T79 |
460-543 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Technological problems for telehealth visits were noted in only 15% of respondents. |
| T80 |
544-637 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Only 7% of respondents experienced no barriers in providing patient care during the pandemic. |
| T81 |
638-808 |
Sentence |
denotes |
One respondent noted that between the pandemic and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) cutbacks on EEG reimbursement, continuing practice appeared difficult. |
| T82 |
809-1184 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Respondents also cited the following additional practice-related barriers to providing care: prioritization of COVID over nonurgent care; suspensions of epilepsy monitoring units (EMUs), vagus nerve stimulator implantations, and presurgical evaluation and surgery; reopening logistics; staff cuts; and clinic staffing (eg, childcare challenges and fear of exposure to COVID). |
| T83 |
1185-1382 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Regarding when respondents expected to return services to pre-COVID-19 levels, the answers formed a normally distributed Bell-shaped curve between now and never, centered at approximately 6 months. |
| T84 |
1383-1420 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Only 9% of respondents were not sure. |
| T85 |
1421-1494 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Approximately 5% did not feel their practice would ever return to normal. |
