Table 3.
Univariable comparisons of factors influencing personal views on the neurosurgeon’s practice in response to COVID-19. USA, United States of America; GDP, gross domestic product; LMIC, low- and middle-income country; COVID-19, 2019 novel coronavirus; n, number; p value, probability value; %, percent
| Personal view | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business as usual | Leave it to my discretion whether to cancel surgeries/clinic | Cancel some elective surgeries/clinic | Cancel all elective surgeries/clinic | ||
| GDP per capita, n/n (%) | 0.002 | ||||
| LMIC | 2/54 (3.7) | 11/54 (20.4) | 10/54 (18.5) | 31/54 (57.4) | |
| Non-LMIC | 14/429 (3.3) | 26/429 (6.1) | 119/429 (27.6) | 270/429 (63.0) | |
| Practice setting, n/n (%) | 0.003 | ||||
| Non-profit charity/academic/government-employed | 11/311 (3.5) | 14/311 (4.5) | 84/311 (27.0) | 202/311 (65.0) | |
| For-profit/private practice | 5/102 (4.9) | 17/102 (16.7) | 25/102 (24.5) | 55/102 (53.9) | |
| Mixed | 1/79 (1.3) | 10/79 (12.7) | 23/79 (29.0) | 45/79 (57.0) | |
| Number of COVID-19 cases in my country, n/n (%) | 0.018 | ||||
| < 1000 | 10/211 (4.7) | 24/211 (11.4) | 53/211 (25.1) | 124/211 (58.8) | |
| 1001–5000 | 5/125 (4.0) | 4/125 (3.2) | 44/125 (35.2) | 72/125 (57.6) | |
| > 5000 | 2/154 (1.3) | 13/154 (8.5) | 35/154 (22.7) | 104/154 (67.5) | |
| Response of restaurants and shops to COVID-19 in my country, n/n (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
| Business as usual | 7/51 (13.7) | 7/51(13.7) | 16/51 (31.4) | 21/51 (41.2) | |
| A few/many have closed but some remain open | 10/249 (4.0) | 24/249 (9.6) | 68/249 (27.3) | 147/249 (59.0) | |
| Completely shut down by the government (with few exceptions) | 0/192 (0.0) | 10/192 (5.2) | 48/192 (25.0) | 134/192 (69.8) | |
| Training about COVID-19, n/n (%) | 0.157 | ||||
| I have not dedicated time to learn about COVID-19 | 1/33 (3.0) | 2/33 (6.0) | 15/33 (45.5) | 15/33 (45.5) | |
| I learned on my own; I know enough to make professional decisions related to COVID-19 | 11/315 (3.5) | 30/315 (9.5) | 74/315 (23.5) | 200/315 (63.5) | |
| I received formal training which my hospital/university required | 5/141 (3.6) | 9/141 (6.4) | 43/141 (30.5) | 84/141 (59.6) | |
| Hospital policy on COVID-19, n/n (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
| Business as usual | 13/55 (23.7) | 7/55 (12.7) | 12/55 (21.8) | 23/55 (41.8) | |
| Postponement left to discretion of the surgeon; no formal policy in place | 2/58 (3.4) | 15/58 (25.9) | 15/58 (25.9) | 26/58 (44.8) | |
| Some or all elective surgeries/clinic are postponed | 2/378 (0.5) | 19/378 (5.0) | 105/378 (27.8) | 252/378 (66.7) | |
Odds ratio > 1 = positive independent predictor and < 1 = negative independent predictor of hospital cancelation of some or all surgeries