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. 2020 Jul 15;142:e396–e406. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.07.038

Table 4.

Emotional Aspects, Resumption of Practice, Social Media Use, and e-Learning

Government (n = 81), n (%) Multiple Affiliations (n = 17), n (%) Private (n = 78), n (%)
Biggest Fear During the Epidemic
 Passing infection to family 59 (72.8) 13 (76.5) 60 (76.9)
 Hospital being sealed/taken over 5 (6.2) 2 (2.6)
 Becoming infected 10 (12.3) 1 (5.9) 9 (11.5)
 Financial 7 (8.6) 2 (11.8) 5 (6.4)
 All the above 1 (5.9) 2 (2.6)
When Will You Restart Practice? Pattern of Foreseeable Practice on Resumption
Don't know 46 (26.1) Continue semielective and elective with testing 82 (46.6)
Financial obligation to restart 14 (8) Normal practice 13 (7.4)
Post antiviral 6 (3.4) Only emergencies and that too with testing 19 (10.8)
Post vaccine 31 (17.6) Very restricted practice (only emergency cases) 51 (29)
Restricted for foreseeable future 77 (43.8) Miscellaneous 11 (6.2)
Resumed with personal protective equipment 2 (1.1)
Frequency of Receiving Threatening Messages on Social Media
Every day 11 (13.6) 1 (5.9) 4 (5.1)
Once a month 7 (8.6) 1 (5.9) 4 (5.1)
Once in 3 months 4 (4.9) 2 (2.6)
Rarely if ever 15 (18.5) 3 (17.6) 14 (17.9)
Never 44 (54.3) 12 (70.6) 54 (69.2)
Do You Find Webinars Useful? Usefulness of Telemedicine in Post-COVID Practice
Yes 85 (48.3) Not useful 58 (33)
Maybe 54 (30.7) Undecided 54 (30.7)
No 19 (10.8) Useful 64 (36.4)
Can't exactly say 18 (10.2) Not useful 58 (33)