Table 3. Questionnaire for hospital-level countermeasures for COVID-19.
| Questions | Before KSID's annual meeting (n = 121) | After KSID's annual meeting (n = 78) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Are you performing universal COVID-19 RT-PCR screening in your hospital before surgery? | |||
| Yes | 89 (73.6) | 52 (66.7) | |
| No | 32 (26.4) | 26 (33.3) | |
| Do you agree with universal COVID-19 RT-PCR screening before surgery? | |||
| Yes | 72 (59.5) | 54 (69.2) | |
| No | 49 (40.5) | 24 (30.8) | |
| Are you performing universal COVID-19 RT-PCR screening in your hospital before admission? | |||
| Yes | 76 (62.8) | 54 (69.2) | |
| No | 45 (37.2) | 24 (30.8) | |
| Do you agree with universal COVID-19 RT-PCR screening before admission to acute care hospitals? | |||
| Yes | 66 (54.5) | 48 (61.5) | |
| No | 55 (45.5) | 30 (38.5) | |
| Do you agree with periodic COVID-19 screeninga for patients living in LTCF? | |||
| Yes | 84 (69.4) | 57 (73.1) | |
| No | 37 (30.6) | 21 (26.9) | |
| If you agree with periodic COVID-19 screeninga for LTCF patients, what interval do you recommend? | |||
| Weekly | 11 (13.1) | 14 (24.6) | |
| Every 2 weeks | 30 (35.7) | 28 (49.1) | |
| Every 4 weeks | 43 (51.2) | 15 (26.3) | |
| Do you agree with periodic COVID-19 screeninga for the HCWs in LTCF? | |||
| Yes | 83 (68.6) | 60 (76.9) | |
| No | 38 (31.4) | 18 (23.1) | |
| If you agree with periodic COVID-19 screeninga for the HCWs in LTCF, what interval do you recommend? | |||
| Weekly | 10 (12.0) | 13 (21.7) | |
| Every 2 weeks | 28 (33.7) | 34 (56.7) | |
| Every 4 weeks | 45 (54.2) | 13 (21.7) | |
Values are presented as number (%).
COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019, KSID = Korean Society of Infectious Diseases, RT-PCR = real-time polymerase chain reaction, LTCF = long-term care facilities, HCW = healthcare workers.
aRT-PCR or rapid antigen test.