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. 2020 Dec 2;10(12):e042119. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042119

Table 3.

(A) Increase of remote consultations and creation of a specific pathway by type of practice. (B) Communication channels for information and guidelines by type of practice

N (%) Alone
n=1035
Mono-professional
n=2226
Multi-professional
n=2164
(A)
 Increase of remote consultations 675 (65.2) 1436 (64.5) 1494 (69.0)
 More consultations by phone 629 (60.8) 1328 (59.7) 1349 (62.3)
 More consultations by email 215 (20.8) 400 (18.0) 381 (17.6)
 More teleconsultations 194 (18.7) 401 (18.0) 510 (23.6)
 Creation of a specific pathway 240 (23.2) 717 (32.3) 1015 (46.9)
 By introducing dedicated consultations 190 (18.4) 558 (25.1) 768 (35.5)
 By creating dedicated area for suspected patients waiting 299 (28.9) 752 (33.8) 1264 (58.4)
 By visiting suspected patients at their home 40 (3.9) 85 (3.8) 128 (5.9)
 By reorganising the tasks between professionals 36 (3.5) 217 (9.7) 516 (23.8)
(B)
 Ministry of Health 865 (83.6) 1937 (87.0) 1916 (88.5)
 Regional agency of health 582 (56.2) 1242 (55.8) 1262 (58.3)
 Professional order 595 (57.5) 1335 (60.0) 1263 (58.4)
 Regional professional union 679 (65.6) 1425 (64.0) 1332 (61.6)
 Professional association 547 (52.9) 1228 (55.2) 1227 (56.7)
 Other professional 519 (50.1) 1352 (60.7) 1490 (68.9)