Table 2 Factors associated with the feeling of preparedness among primary care physicians (univariate and multivariate analyses)

Age

25-39

105

43 (41.0%)

Ref.

0.01

40-54

114

39 (34.2%)

0.76 [0.44;1.32]

≥ 55

278

142 (51.1%)

1.53 [0.97;2.42]

Country

France

342

139 (40.6%)

Ref.

0.01

Ref.

<10⁻⁵

Belgium

62

28 (45.2%)

1.2 [0.69;2.07]

0.94 [0.5;1.75]

Spain

103

62 (60.2%)

2.21 [1.41;3.48]

4.34 [2.47;7.8]

Sex

Female

216

78 (36.1%)

Ref.

0.001

Ref.

<10⁻⁴

Male

291

151 (51.9%)

1.91 [1.33;2.74]

2.57 [1.69;3.96]

Type of practice area

Rural

149

69 (46.3%)

Ref.

0.74

Urban

358

160 (44.7%)

0.94 [0.64;1.38]

Physicians’ anxiety

Low

176

104 (59.1%)

Ref.

<10⁻⁴

Ref.

<10⁻⁵

Moderate

245

93 (38.0%)

0.42 [0.28;0.63]

0.34 [0.21;0.53]

High

82

31 (37.8%)

0.42 [0.24;0.72]

0.27 [0.14;0.52]

Patients’ anxiety

Low

107

54 (50.5%)

Ref.

0.46

Moderate

285

126 (44.2%)

0.78 [0.5;1.21]

High

114

49 (43.0%)

0.74 [0.43;1.26]

Risk of seeing infected patients in the next 2 weeks

Low

399

186 (46.6%)

Ref.

0.03

Moderate

97

35 (36.1%)

0.65 [0.41;1.02]

High

11

8 (72.7%)

3.05 [0.87;14.1]

Practice changes

No

300

131 (43.7%)

Ref.

0.39

Yes

206

98 (47.6%)

1.17 [0.82;1.67]

Impact on consultations

No

435

191 (43.9%)

Ref.

0.16

Yes

72

38 (52.8%)

1.43 [0.87;2.36]

Feeling response measures appropriate

No

99

32 (32.3%)

Ref.

0.01

Ref.

0.05

Yes

408

197 (48.3%)

1.95 [1.24;3.14]

1.72 [1.01;3]

Level of information

Low

80

21 (26.2%)

Ref.

< 10⁻⁵

Ref.

< 10⁻⁵

Moderate

167

46 (27.5%)

1.07 [0.59;1.98]

1.02 [0.54;2]

High

254

161 (63.4%)

4.86 [2.82;8.67]

4.82 [2.62;9.19]

Anticipation

No

171

84 (49.1%)

Ref.

0.20

Yes

336

145 (43.2%)

0.79 [0.54;1.14]