Chronic pain experience and health inequities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: qualitative findings from the chronic pain & COVID-19 pan-Canadian study

• Main Authors: Lise Dassieu (Author), M. Gabrielle Pagé (Author), Anaïs Lacasse (Author), Maude Laflamme (Author), Vickie Perron (Author), Audrée Janelle-Montcalm (Author), Maria Hudspith (Author), Gregg Moor (Author), Kathryn Sutton (Author), James M Thompson (Author), Manon Choinière (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Chronic pain affects about 20 % of the Canadian population and can lead to physical, psychological and social vulnerabilities. However, this condition remains poorly recognized and undertreated. During 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted daily living and health care systems,...