Table 2 Characteristics of survey participants
From: Opportunities and challenges in delivering remote primary care during the Coronavirus outbreak
Characteristic | Result n = 159 |
|---|---|
Age, years (Mean ± SD) | 53.4 ± 10.4 |
Sex n, (% female) | 101.0 (63.5) Weighted: 49.9% |
Specialization in medicine n (%) | |
 Family medicine | 143.0 (89.9) |
 Intern in family medicine | 9.0 (5.7) |
 Practicing family medicine with no specialization | 4.0 (2.5) |
 Other medical specialization | 3.0 (1.9) |
 Years of professional experience Median (IQR) | 21.3 (17.0) |
The main form of employment n (%) | |
 Employee | 96.0 (60.4) |
 Independent physician | 49.0 (30.8) |
 Both employee and independent physician | 14.0 (8.8) |
How many registered patients do you have? n(%) | |
 More than 1500 | 45.0 (28.3) |
 Between 1000–1500 | 50.0 (31.5) |
 Between 500–1000 | 46.0 (28.9) |
 Less than 500 | 18.0 (11.3) |
 Number of hours/week performing counseling (prior to the COVID-19 outbreak) (Mean ± SD) | 27.9 ± 10.7 |
At routine times, which proportion of your patients’ visits require a physical examination n (%) | |
 All patients | 4.0 (2.5) |
 75% of the patients | 24.0 (15.1) |
 50% of the patients | 89.0 (56.0) |
 25% of the patients or less | 42.0 (26.4) |
Before the Corona crisis, did you give your cell phone number to patients routinely? n(%) | |
 Yes | 29.0 (18.2) |
Before the Corona crisis, did you routinely hold WhatsApp correspondence with patients? n(%) | |
 Yes | 25.0 (15.7) |
Before the Corona crisis, did you routinely communicate with patients via your e-mail? n(%) | |
 Yes | 65.0 (40.9) |