Virtual family physician care during COVID-19: a mixed methods study using health administrative data and qualitative interviews

Table 4 Mean number of weekly visits for London and Middlesex County, Ontario family physicians before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

	Pre-Pandemic^a	Early 1st Wave^a	Mid-Late 1st Wave^a	Early 2nd Wave^a
WEEKLY FP VISITS	N = 549	N = 515	N = 520	N = 500
In-person FP Visits
Mean (SD)	79.68 (45.93)	21.87 (25.88)	35.16 (32.96)	47.86 (36.68)
Median (IQR)	70.65 (53.7–98.52)	14.37 (6.11–28.22)	27.52 (15.37–47.11)	40.67 (25.42–62.75)
% of Total visits	99.79%	43.67%	54.70%	63.65%
Virtual FP Visits
Mean (SD)	0.08 (1.19)	29.36 (24.51)	28.72 (26.09)	27.78 (26.96)
Median (IQR)	0 (0–0)	28.11 (8.67–42.67)	25.08 (7–42.5)	23.25 (5.25–43.17)
% of Total Visits	0.21%	56.33%	45.30%	36.35%
TOTAL FP VISITS
Mean (SD)	79.77 (45.89)	51.23 (31.59)	63.88 (39.48)	75 .64 (44.71)
Median (IQR)	70.72 (53.7–98.9)	46.2 (30–65.9)	57.9 (38.5–80.1)	71 (42.4–97.42)

^aPre-pandemic defined as 12 months prior to March 14, 2020, Early 1st Wave defined as March 14–May 10, 2020, Mid-Late 1st Wave defined as May 11–September 17, 2020, Early 2nd Wave defined as September 18–October 31, 2020

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