Table 1.
Experience with care of patients with neurological conditions and patients with COVID-19 among the 111 neurologists and 35 non-neurologists who responded to the survey.
| Clinical experience domain | Neurologists (n = 111) | Non-neurologists (n = 35) | Statistical comparison (Fisher's exact test) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration of experience with predominantly looking after patients with neurological conditions | >10 years | 61 (55%) | 15 (42.9%) | p < 0.001 |
| Between 5 and 10 years | 17 (15.3%) | 7 (20%) | ||
| Between 1 year and 5 years | 33 (29.7%) | 3 (8.6%) | ||
| <1 year | 0 | 8 (22.9%) | ||
| None | 0 | 2 (5.7%) | ||
| Frequency of clinical encounters with patients with neurological conditions during routine work | Multiple patients daily | 102 (91.9%) | 22 (62.9%) | p < 0.001 |
| One or two patients daily | 5 (4.5%) | 2 (5.7%) | ||
| Weekly | 3 (2.7%) | 4 (11.4%) | ||
| Monthly | 1 (0.9%) | 2 (5.7%) | ||
| Less than monthly | 0 | 5 (14.3%) | ||
| Duration of experience with predominantly looking after patients with COVID-19, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic | More than a year | 50 (45%) | 15 (42.9%) | p = 0.72 |
| Between 6 months and a year | 11 (9.9%) | 6 (17.1%) | ||
| Between 1 month and 6 months | 22 (19.8%) | 5 (14.3%) | ||
| <1 month | 12 (10.8%) | 5 (14.3%) | ||
| None | 16 (14.4%) | 4 (11.4%) | ||
| Frequency of clinical encounters with patients with COVID-19, at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic | Multiple patients daily | 23 (20.7%) | 17 (48.6%) | p = 0.008 |
| One or two patients daily | 18 (16.2%) | 2 (5.7%) | ||
| Weekly | 35 (31.5%) | 4 (11.4%) | ||
| Monthly | 14 (12.6%) | 5 (14.3%) | ||
| Less than monthly | 21 (18.9%) | 7 (20%) | ||