Table 2.
Academic versus non academic setting; p-values determined by chi-squared analysis
| Survey Question | Academic | Non-Academic | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n (%)) | No (n (%)) | Yes (n (%)) | No (n (%)) | Statistical significance < 0.05 | |
| “Does your institution provide proper protection for all health care workers to the level they are exposed?” | 360 (74.4%) | 124 (25.6%) | 611 (67.4%) | 296 (32.7%) | 0.018 |
| “Have timely surgery/chemo/immunotherapy treatments for your patients been delayed since the COVID-19 pandemic started?” | 216 (47.5%) | 239 (52.5%) | 479 (56.8%) | 364 (43.2%) | 0.157 |
| “Do you use telemedicine to reduce in-person encounters and health care providers’ exposure?” | 438 (90.3%) | 47 (9.7%) | 727 (80.2%) | 180 (19.8%) | < 0.001 |
| “Have you been asked to reduce your specialized practice to help/contribute to other areas where urgent help is needed?” | 196 (40.4%) | 289 (59.6%) | 356 (39.3%) | 551 (60.7%) | 0.325 |
| “Have you had in service instruction/guidelines from leadership at your institution about policies to protect your patients, your team, your colleagues and yourself?” | 451 (92.6%) | 36 (7.4%) | 765 (83.9%) | 148 (16.2%) | < 0.001 |
| “Do you feel you have adequate support from your institution’s leadership to carry on with your duties?” | 391 (80.3%) | 96 (19.7%) | 609 (67.5%) | 293 (32.5%) | < 0.001 |
| “Do you discuss with all your patients the importance of strict adherence to COVID-19 community behavior as part of your office/clinic encounters?” | 436 (90.5%) | 46 (9.5%) | 837 (92.7%) | 66 (7.3%) | 0.199 |
| “Do you have access to COVID-19 testing at your institution or local lab?” | 407 (84.1%) | 77 (15.9%) | 607 (66.7%) | 303 (33.3%) | < 0.001 |
| “Has your institution used Tocilizumab or other anti-inflammatory agents for COVID-19 related myocarditis?” | 93 (22.5%) | 320 (77.5%) | 93 (11.5%) | 714 (88.5%) | < 0.001 |
| Has your institution used empiric treatment with Remdesivir or other anti-viral treatments for the sickest patients? | 166 (38.6%) | 264 (61.4%) | 215 (26.1%) | 609 (73.9%) | < 0.001 |
| “In your opinion, should there be a government mandated nationwide quarantine/lock-down to slow down the propagation/transmission of COVID-19?” | 421 (88.1%) | 57 (11.9%) | 766 (84.5%) | 140 (15.5%) | 0.186 |
| “Should medical professional organizations take a more active role, and have more influence in official health care policy decisions during this major crisis?” | 467 (96.5%) | 17 (3.5%) | 861 (94.6%) | 49 (5.4%) | 0.209 |