Family physicians’ demographics and professional information | Participants n = 300 n (%) |
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Gender—male | 167 (55.9) |
Age—years±SD | 53.6 ± 13.5 |
Work setting: | |
Solo practitioners | 143 (47.7) |
Group practitioners | 126 (42) |
Multispecialty group | 19 (6.3) |
Other | 12 (4) |
Number of COVID-19 positive patients managed: | |
<10 | 211 (70.3) |
10 to 30 | 75 (25) |
30 to 50 | 9 (3) |
>50 | 5 (1.6) |
Having at least one colleague (FP) diagnosed with COVID-19 | 253 (85.2) |
Personally tested for COVID-19 | 83 (27.8) |
Personally COVID-19 positive | 9 (6.5) |
Family physicians’ perceived personal safety | |
Received appropriate information about PPE: | |
No | 202 (67.3) |
Yes, with local meetings | 1 (0.3) |
Yes, with courses | 8 (2.7) |
Yes, with protocols | 89 (29.7) |
Family physicians satisfied or very satisfied about the PPE information received | 58 (18.7) |
Family physicians feeling safe in the workplace during COVID-19 emergency | 106 (35.3) |
Availability of: | |
Surgical masks | 239 (79.7) |
N95 masks | 234 (78) |
Disposable gowns | 104 (34.7) |
Goggles or screens | 177 (59) |
Gloves | 262 (87.3) |
Family physicians’ activities, concerns and perspectives for the next 6 months | |
Number of weekly outpatient visits before the COVID-19 outbreak: | |
<50 | 58 (19.4) |
50 to 75 | 61 (20.4) |
75 to 100 | 92 (30.8) |
>100 | 88 (29.4) |
Number of weekly outpatient visits during the COVID-19 outbreak: | |
<20 | 238 (79.8) |
20 to 50 | 58 (19.5) |
>50 | 2 (0.7) |
Number of weekly in-house visits before the COVID-19 outbreak: | |
<5 | 63 (21.1) |
5 to 10 | 138 (46.5) |
10 to 15 | 62 (20.9) |
>15 | 34 (11.5) |
Number of weekly in-house visits during the COVID-19 outbreak: | |
None | 72 (24.2) |
<5 | 184 (61.7) |
5 to 10 | 36 (12.1) |
10 to 15 | 0 |
>15 | 2 (2) |
>50% increase in phone calls (telemedicine) | 287 (94.7) |
Family physicians satisfied or very satisfied about the network created by local health authority | 159 (53.1) |
Family physicians not satisfied or a little satisfied about the distribution of the resources between hospitals and FPs during the COVID-19 emergency | 259 (86.3) |
Family physicians with a high or very high fear of getting infected | 224 (74.6) |
Family physicians with a high or very high fear of infecting relatives and patients | 280 (93.3) |
Family physicians who believe that elemedicine should be used more in the future | 260 (87) |
FP, family physician; PPE, personal protective equipment; SD, standard deviation.