Teachings After COVID-19 Outbreak From a Survey of Family Physicians
© Copyright 2021 by the American Board of Family Medicine..
BACKGROUND: Since December 2019, the dramatic escalation in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases worldwide has had a significant impact on health care systems. Family physicians (FPs) have played a critical role in the coordination of care.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: In April 2020, we performed an online prospective survey to assess the impact of the pandemic on FPs' practices.
RESULTS: Three hundred FPs were included. Mean age was 53.6 ± 13.5 years. Before the pandemic, 60.2% reported >75 outpatient visits/week, which reduced down to an average of <20/week for 79.8% of FPs; 24.2% of FPs discontinued home visits, while for 94.7% of FPs there was a >50% increase in the number of telephone consultations. Concern related to the risk of contagion was elevated (≥3/5 in 74.6%) and even higher to the risk of infecting relatives and patients (≥3/5 in 93.3%). The majority of FPs (87%) supported the role of telemedicine in the near future. Satisfaction regarding the network with hospitals/COVID-19-dedicated wards received a score ≤2/5 in 46.9% of cases.
CONCLUSIONS: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the working practices of FPs. A collaboration is needed with well-established networks between FPs and referral centers to provide new insights and opportunities to inform future working practices.
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2021 |
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2021 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34 |
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Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM - 34(2021), Suppl vom: 23. Feb., Seite S222-S224 |
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Englisch |
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Toselli, Marco [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 09.03.2021 Date Revised 09.03.2021 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
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10.3122/jabfm.2021.S1.200267 |
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| 520 | |a BACKGROUND: Since December 2019, the dramatic escalation in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases worldwide has had a significant impact on health care systems. Family physicians (FPs) have played a critical role in the coordination of care | ||
| 520 | |a MATERIALS AND METHODS: In April 2020, we performed an online prospective survey to assess the impact of the pandemic on FPs' practices | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: Three hundred FPs were included. Mean age was 53.6 ± 13.5 years. Before the pandemic, 60.2% reported >75 outpatient visits/week, which reduced down to an average of <20/week for 79.8% of FPs; 24.2% of FPs discontinued home visits, while for 94.7% of FPs there was a >50% increase in the number of telephone consultations. Concern related to the risk of contagion was elevated (≥3/5 in 74.6%) and even higher to the risk of infecting relatives and patients (≥3/5 in 93.3%). The majority of FPs (87%) supported the role of telemedicine in the near future. Satisfaction regarding the network with hospitals/COVID-19-dedicated wards received a score ≤2/5 in 46.9% of cases | ||
| 520 | |a CONCLUSIONS: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the working practices of FPs. A collaboration is needed with well-established networks between FPs and referral centers to provide new insights and opportunities to inform future working practices | ||
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