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Table 1 Wording of closed-ended questions in the online survey

From: Primary care during COVID-19 pandemic - a survey to establish clinical needs and lessons learned in infectious respiratory diseases in Spain

Closed-ended survey questions

1

Autonomous community of Spain (Location of practice)

2

Indicate your age

3

Indicate your sex

4

Do you have a specific flow organized for patients who come to your center with respiratory symptoms (“infection containment measures “)? (Yes/No)

5

Do you have point-of-care (POC)/rapid response testing at your facility? (Yes/No)

6

Regarding the diagnostic capacity in your workplace, at this time, you have… (Yes/No)

 

 a) SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests

 

 b) SARS-CoV-2 antigen tests

 

 c) SARS-CoV-2 serology tests

 

 d) Influenza diagnostic test (PCR or rapid test)

 

 e) Respiratory syncytial virus, RSV test (PCR or rapid test)

 

 f) Chest radiography

 

 g) C-reactive protein level assessment

7

How long does it take to get the results? (minutes/on the same day/48 to 72 h)

 

 a) SARS-CoV-2

 

 b) Influenza

 

 c) RSV

8

Do you think you have enough information about diagnostic tests for COVID-19 and flu? (Yes/No)

9

What percentage of your patients come to their consultation having already self-tested? (< 5%/5 to 20%/20 to 50%/> 50%)

10

What percentage of patients are referred to the hospital for moderate or severe COVID-19? (< 10%/10–25%/25–50%/> 50%)

11

What percentage of patients are referred to the hospital for moderate or severe influenza? (< 10%/10–25%/25–50%/> 50%)

12

When referring a patient with COVID-19 or flu to the emergency room, which of these criteria do you consider most important in your usual clinical practice (presence of symptoms, stable referral criteria, presence of comorbidities, need to be seen by another specialist)?

13

How would you define your relationship with hospital care/emergency providers (no relationship/poor/normal/good/excellent)?

14

Do you think that treatment with antivirals prescribed during the primary consultation for COVID-19 would be effective? (Yes/No)

15

Do you think that treatment with antivirals prescribed during the primary consultation for flu would be effective? (Yes/No)

16

Do you think it is possible that in the future primary care providers will prescribe antiviral treatments for COVID-19 and flu patients? (Yes/No)

17

Define your level of training/self-knowledge in (none/low/medium/high)/:

 

 a) Diagnostic tests

 

 b) Antivirals

 

 c) Monoclonal antibodies

 

 d) Vaccines

18

Which of the following criteria would you consider helpful in your work (more diagnostic resources, improve relationships with other health professionals, improve my training/patient’s follow-up/therapeutic resources)?

19

From 1 to 10, how would you define your training in handling the pandemic?