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. 2020 Jul 20;107(10):e372–e373. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11808

Table 1.

A summary of the most important results from our survey across final and penultimate year medical students

Response rate 28·6% (420 of 1,464)
  • Questionnaire completed correctly 71% (300 of 420)
Clinical activity  
  • Complete cancellation 23·3% (70 of 300)
  • Partial cancellation 17·3% (52 of 300)
  • Decreased activity 42·3% (127 of 300)
  • No change or increased activity 10·6% (32 of 300)
  • Other 6·5% (19 of 300)
Impact on training  
  • Qualitative decline in education 59% (178 of 300)
  • Fear of being unprepared in the future 51% (153 of 300)
  • Decreased experience 63% (188 of 300)
Self-initiative  
  • Self-study and increasing theoretical knowledge 56% (169 of 300)
  • Productive time over 4 hours daily 51% (152 of 300)
  • Feeling of contributing in the crisis 43% (130 of 300)
  • Will take forward the knowledge gained 74% (221 of 300)