Clinical Trial: Facemasks and Chronic Pain Patients With Hearing Loss
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Hearing Loss
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Facemasks and COVID-19 Pandemic in Chronic Pain Patients With Hearing Impairment
Brief Summary:
Facemasks may impede communication.Impaired communication may worsen healthcare outcomes.This study explores the problem of hearing impairment in chronic pain patients, and the impact of facemasks on healthcare outcomes in chronic pain patients.Data collection includes patient's age, anxiety score, depression score, numeric pain score, and effects of facemasks on treatment outcomes.Pain is measured using numeric pain rating scale.Depression is measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)…
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