Table 2 The sociodemographic data and working conditions (during the pandemic) of FM residents responding to the questionnaire
Gender | |
Male | 37.3% (n = 178) |
Female | 61.2% (n = 292) |
Not stated | 1.5% (7) |
Age | Median:28 (range, 24–54 years) |
Marital status | |
Married | 59.1% (n = 282) |
Single | 39.2% (n = 187) |
Divorced | 1% (n = 5) |
Widowed | 0.6% (n = 3) |
Had children | 31% (n = 148) |
Duration of medical practice | Median:5 (range, 0–30 years) |
Time spent in FM residency | Median:12 (range, 0–75 months) |
Type of residency | |
Full-time FM residents | 72.3% (n = 345) |
Contracted FM residents (CFMRa) | 27.7% (n = 132) |
Place of work | |
University Hospital | 38.4% (n = 183) |
Training and Research Hospital (TRH) | 35.0% (n = 167) |
Primary Care Clinic (PCC) | 26.6% (n = 127) |
Greatest concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic | |
Clinical disability | 7.8% (n = 37) |
Falling behind in education | 21.4% (n = 102) |
Ethical issues | 2.1% (n = 10) |
The fear of catching COVID-19 | 10.5% (n = 50) |
The fear of carrying COVID-19 to the family | 58.3% (n = 278) |
Average weekly contact time with COVID-19 + patients (hours) | |
None | 3.1% (n = 15) |
< 8 | 17.6% (n = 84) |
8–16 | 10.7% (n = 51) |
16–24 | 15% (n = 76) |
24–32 | 15.3% (n = 73) |
32–40 | 15.9% (n = 76) |
> 40 | 21.4% (n = 102 |
Location of contact with patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 | |
FM outpatient clinics | 50.1% (n = 239) |
COVID-19 outpatient clinic | 40.9% (n = 195) |
Emergency department | 25.4% (n = 121) |
COVID-19 inpatient treatment unit | 46.1% (n = 220) |
COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) | 7.8% (n = 37) |
Contact tracing (filiation) studiesa | 23.7% (n = 113) |
Changes made to the residency programme due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
No changes | 9% (n = 43) |
Residents were dismissed from some services | 13.6% (n = 65) |
Residents were working shifts | 20.8% (n = 99) |
Unable to obtain leave from work (although the Ministry of Health had officially stated that annual leave could be taken) | 10.9% (n = 52) |
Able to take leave after official notification | 20.5% (n = 98) |
Assigned to outpatient clinics and services other than FM | 72.5% (n = 346) |
Some changes had been made temporarily, but the residency programme had then returned to normal | 5.9% (n = 28) |
PPE availability | |
All PPEs have been provided by the institution where they worked | 31.0% (n = 95) |
Some PPEs have been provided by the institution where they worked | 57.2% (n = 273) |
Residents provided their own PPEs | 11.7% (n = 56) |
Being infected with the COVID-19 | 19.9% (n = 95) |
Continued working without treatment | 4.2% (n = 4) |
Stayed in quarantine without receiving treatment | 9.5% (n = 9) |
Treated at home | 80.0% (n = 76) |
Received inpatient treatment | 6.3% (n = 6) |