Table 2.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on urologists
| Dedicated COVID-19 hospital Yes No |
36 (18.56%) 158 (81.44%) |
| Directly involved in COVID-19 patients treatment? Yes No |
20 (8.73%) 209 (91.27%) |
| Have you ever directly contacted a COVID-19 patient? Yes No |
56 (24.45%) 173 (75.55%) |
| Do you know anyone who was infected with SARS-COV-2? Yes No |
130 (56.77%) 99 (43.23%) |
| Have you ever been obligatorily quarantined? Yes No |
27 (11.79%) 202 (88.21%) |
| How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted your everyday clinical practice? Highly Moderately Little Not at all |
176 (76.86%) 45 (19.65%) 5 (2.18%) 3 (1.31%) |
| [Urologists in-training] Do you think that the COVID-19 pandemic will negatively affect your specialization training in urology? Definitely yes Rather yes Rather no Definitely no Not applicable |
31 (43.06%) 14 (18.92%) 22 (30.56%) 5 (6.94%) 157 |
| How do you assess your risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection? Very high High Medium Low None |
10 (4.37%) 56 (24.45%) 130 (56.77%) 30 (13.10%) 3 (1.31%) |
| On a scale of 1–5, how do you assess the potential course of COVID-19 (1 – very mild, 5 – very severe): 5 4 3 2 1 |
9 (3.93%) 22 (9.61%) 80 (34.93%) 64 (27.95%) 54 (23.58%) |
| When admitting patients without suspicion of COVID-19, do you wear (multiple choice question): Surgical mask FFP2 or FFP3 mask Face shield Protective googles Medical gown No PPE |
166 (72.49%) 88 (38.43%) 114 (49.78%) 49 (21.40%) 88 (38.43%) 3 (1.31%) |
| Does your main worksite provide sufficient PPE? Definitely yes Rather yes Rather no Definitely no Don’t know |
46 (20.09%) 114 (49.78%) 37 (16.16%) 21 (9.17%) 11 (4.80%) |
| Has the access to PPE improved since the beginning of the pandemic? Definitely yes Rather yes Rather no Definitely no Don’t know |
82 (35.81%) 98 (42.79%) 25 (10.92%) 5 (2.18%) 19 (8.30%) |
| Do you feel there is free and rapid access to rapid genetic testing? Definitely yes Rather yes Rather no Definitely no Don’t know |
69 (30.13%) 67 (29.26%) 47 (20.25%) 26 (11.35%) 20 (8.73%) |
| How many estimated fewer patients do you have on an outpatient basis compared to the pre-COVID-19 pandemic? No change, or change <10% 11–25% decrease 26–50% decrease >50% decrease >10% increase Not applicable |
9 (4.21%) 17 (7.94%) 61 (28.50%) 125 (58.41%) 2 (0.93%) 15 |
| How much of all consultations do you currently perform using telemedicine? Not at all Yes, <10% visits Yes, 11–25% visits Yes, 26–50% visits Yes, >50% visits |
51 (22.27%) 57 (24.89%) 37 (16.16%) 23 (10.04%) 61 (26.63%) |
| Would you like telemedicine to permanently replace some face-to-face consultations in the future? Yes No |
89 (38.86%) 140 (61.14%) |
| During the COVID-19 pandemic, your earnings: Have not changed or changed <10% 11–25% decrease 26–50% decrease >50% decrease >10% increase |
42 (18.34%) 54 (23.58%) 74 (32.31%) 54 (23.58%) 5 (2.18%) |
| Have you noticed that your colleagues show an increased level of anxiety, sadness or stress than usual during the pandemic? Definitely yes Rather yes Rather no Definitely no |
78 (34.06%) 105 (45.85%) 43 (18.78%) 3 (1.31%) |
| Have you noticed an increased feeling of anxiety, sadness or stress than usual? Definitely yes Rather yes Rather no Definitely no |
39 (17.03%) 93 (40.61%) 71 (31.00%) 26 (11.35%) |
| What do you think during the COVID-19 pandemic affects your psyche the most (multiple choice question)? The fear of being infected by/with SARS-COV-2 The fear of relatives being infected by/with SARS-COV-2 Change of work mode/style Lower income Isolation and restrictions Uncertainty regarding the pandemic duration Others |
71 (31.00%) 118 (51.53%) 85 (37.12%) 95 (41.48%) 119 (51.97%) 157 (68.56%) 12 (5.24%) |
| How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected your family relations? Highly Moderately Little Not at all |
49 (21.40%) 66 (28.82%) 60 (26.20%) 54 (23.58%) |
COVID-19 – coronavirus disease 2019; IQR – interquartile range; PPE – personal protective equipment