As of 2021, approximately 39 percent of those living with chronic pain in Italy reported that did not make an appointment or canceled their appointment with a doctor because they were afraid to go to the hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, 19 percent of chronic pain sufferers in Spain did not make an appointment because they felt they did not want to tire them with further problems during the pandemic.
Share of chronic pain sufferers who were afraid to go to hospital or did not want to tire doctors with their problems during the pandemic in Europe as of 2021, by country
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Pain Alliance Europe. (March 23, 2021). Share of chronic pain sufferers who were afraid to go to hospital or did not want to tire doctors with their problems during the pandemic in Europe as of 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256133/chronic-pain-sufferers-avoiding-appointments-during-the-pandemic-in-europe/
Pain Alliance Europe. "Share of chronic pain sufferers who were afraid to go to hospital or did not want to tire doctors with their problems during the pandemic in Europe as of 2021, by country." Chart. March 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256133/chronic-pain-sufferers-avoiding-appointments-during-the-pandemic-in-europe/
Pain Alliance Europe. (2021). Share of chronic pain sufferers who were afraid to go to hospital or did not want to tire doctors with their problems during the pandemic in Europe as of 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256133/chronic-pain-sufferers-avoiding-appointments-during-the-pandemic-in-europe/
Pain Alliance Europe. "Share of Chronic Pain Sufferers Who Were Afraid to Go to Hospital or Did Not Want to Tire Doctors with Their Problems during The Pandemic in Europe as of 2021, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256133/chronic-pain-sufferers-avoiding-appointments-during-the-pandemic-in-europe/
Pain Alliance Europe, Share of chronic pain sufferers who were afraid to go to hospital or did not want to tire doctors with their problems during the pandemic in Europe as of 2021, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256133/chronic-pain-sufferers-avoiding-appointments-during-the-pandemic-in-europe/ (last visited June 02, 2025)
Share of chronic pain sufferers who were afraid to go to hospital or did not want to tire doctors with their problems during the pandemic in Europe as of 2021, by country [Graph], Pain Alliance Europe, March 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256133/chronic-pain-sufferers-avoiding-appointments-during-the-pandemic-in-europe/
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