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. 2020 Sep;32(3):183–186. doi: 10.5455/msm.2020.32.183-186

Table 1. Diabetologists answers to key survey questions.

Questions and Answers Frequency of Answers
Place of work
Clinical center/Clinic 13 (52%)
Hospital 8 (32%)
Primary care Health Center 3 (12%)
Private office 1 (4%)
In the period before the pandemic, I daily examined diabetes patients through regular controls:
< 10 7 (28%)
10-20 10 (40%)
<20 8 (32%)
In the period before the pandemic, patients come for examinations:
Spontaneous arrival 1 (4%)
Arrival at the previously scheduled time 24 (96%)
During the pandemic period, patients come for examinations:
Spontaneous arrival 6 (24%)
Arrival at the previously scheduled time 14 (56%)
Non of these 5 (20%)
During the pandemic period, patients were provided with counseling by:
Scheduled examinations 12 (48%)
Telephone consultations 13 (52%)
Do you think that the number of examinations of patients has decreased due to the new circumstances:
Yes 24 (96%)
No 1 (4%)
Do you think that the new circumstances will affect the treatment outcomes:
Yes 11 (44%)
Partially 13 (52%)
No 1 (4%)
Have you changed patient therapies in the past period:
Yes 19 (76%)
No 6 (24%)
What do you think is the biggest problem that patients have encountered
Inability to have face to face examination 21 (84%)
Inability to obtain prescriptions 4 (16%)
Inability to adjust / change treatment terapije 0