Table 3 Individual and organizational factors potentially associated with the initiative of contacting vulnerable patients during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 (considered as a dichotomous variable and in three categories): bivariate analysis (n = 3012 French general practitioners)
Bivariate analysis with initiatives considered as: | Dichotomous variable | Variable in 3 categories | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | No initiative (reference) n = 785 | Yes, with or without criteriaa n = 2227 | pb | Yes, without criteriaa n = 1419 | Yes, with criteriaa n = 808 | pc |
Gender | < 0.01 | |||||
Women | 394 (23.7) | 1265 (76.3) | 0.001 | 799 (48.2) | 466 (28.1) | |
Men | 391 (28.9) | 962 (71.1) | 620 (45.8) | 342 (25.3) | ||
Age group | 0.01 | |||||
< 40 years | 314 (27.9) | 813 (72.1) | 0.11 | 515 (45.7) | 298 (26.4) | |
[40-55[ | 205 (23.7) | 659 (76.3) | 396 (45.8) | 263 (30.4) | ||
> 55 years | 264 (26.1) | 746 (73.9) | 503 (49.8) | 243 (24.1) | ||
Missing data | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | ||
Teaching activities | < 0.01 | |||||
Yes | 501 (24.4) | 1556 (75.6) | 0.002 | 926 (45.0) | 630 (30.6) | |
No | 284 (29.7) | 671 (70.3) | 493 (51.6) | 178 (18.6) | ||
Complementary activity in local hospital | 0.06 | |||||
Yes | 48 (25.4) | 141 (74.6) | 0.83 | 77 (40.7) | 64 (33.9) | |
No | 737 (26.1) | 2086 (73.9) | 1342 (47.5) | 744 (26.4) | ||
Complementary activity as nursing home manager | 0.04 | |||||
Yes | 46 (33.3) | 92 (66.7) | 0.05 | 66 (47.8) | 26 (18.8) | |
No | 739 (25.7) | 2135 (74.3) | 1353 (47.1) | 782 (27.2) | ||
Usual annual activity | 0.27 | |||||
< 3500 encounters per year | 144 (25.4) | 424 (74.6) | 0.58 | 253 (44.5) | 171 (30.1) | |
Between 3500 and 6000 | 487 (25.8) | 1403 (74.2) | 902 (47.7) | 501 (26.5) | ||
> 6000 encounters per year | 154 (27.8) | 400 (72.2) | 264 (47.7) | 136 (24.6) | ||
Usual daily activity | 0.81 | |||||
< 20 patients | 105 (26.9) | 285 (73.1) | 0.77 | 177 (45.4) | 108 (27.7) | |
[20-30[ | 592 (25.7) | 1710 (74.3) | 1086 (47.2) | 624 (27.1) | ||
> 30 patients | 84 (27.3) | 224 (72.7) | 149 (48.4) | 75 (24.4) | ||
Missing data | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | ||
Quantitative change of activity (last 7 days) | 0.79 | |||||
< 50% | 128 (26.8) | 150 (54.0) | < 0.001 | 22 (46.4) | 128 (26.8) | |
50 to 99% | 406 (26.0) | 1157 (74.0) | 749 (47.9) | 408 (26.1) | ||
Same number | 208 (26.1) | 587 (73.8) | 359 (45.2) | 228 (28.7) | ||
More patients | 43 (24.4) | 133 (75.6) | 89 (50.6) | 44 (25.0) | ||
Number of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 | < 0.01 | |||||
None | 292 (29.7) | 691 (70.3) | 0.003 | 448 (45.6) | 243 (24.7) | |
1-5 | 391 (24.7) | 1192 (75.3) | 765 (48.3) | 427 (27.0) | ||
> 5 patients | 95 (22.1) | 334 (77.9) | 199 (46.4) | 135 (31.5) | ||
Missing data | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | ||
Number of patients who died due to COVID-19 | < 0.01 | |||||
None | 292 (29.7) | 691 (70.3) | < 0.01 | 448 (45.6) | 243 (24.7) | |
1-2 patients | 261 (27.7) | 681 (72.3) | 436 (46.3) | 245 (26.0) | ||
> 2 patients | 225 (21.0) | 845 (79.0) | 528 (49.4) | 317 (29.6) | ||
Missing data | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | ||
Type of practice | < 0.01 | |||||
Alone | 146 (31.1) | 323 (68.9) | < 0.01 | 231 (49.3) | 92 (19.6) | |
Monodisciplinary practice | 338 (26.0) | 962 (74.0) | 654 (50.3) | 308 (23.7) | ||
Independent multidisciplinary group | 278 (25.3) | 821 (74.7) | 460 (41.9) | 361 (32.9) | ||
Care centre | 18 (14.0) | 111 (86.0) | 67 (51.9) | 44 (34.1) | ||
Missing data | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | ||
Size of practice | < 0.01 | |||||
Alone | 146 (31.1) | 323 (68.9) | 0.04 | 231 (49.3) | 92 (19.6) | |
< 5 professionals | 322 (25.6) | 937 (74.4) | 634 (50.4) | 303 (24.1) | ||
[6-20[ | 271 (25.0) | 813 (75.0) | 478 (44.1) | 335 (30.9) | ||
> 20 professionals | 45 (22.6) | 154 (77.4) | 76 (38.2) | 78 (39.2) | ||
Missing data | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||