Table 1.
Full list of questions and answers.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1) How old are you? | Mean: 49.2 ± 12; range: 27–83 years |
| 2) Gender? | Male: 168 (51,4%) |
| Female: 153 (46.8%) | |
| I prefer to not specify: 6 (1.8%) | |
| 3) What's your Radiology Subspecialty? | Emergency: 91 (27.8%) |
| Ultrasound: 91 (27.8%) | |
| Oncology: 90 (27.5%) | |
| Gastroenteric: 71 (21.7%) | |
| Musculoskeletal: 70 (21.4%) | |
| Chest: 67 (20.5%) | |
| Neuroradiology: 45 (13.8%) | |
| Genitourinary: 41 (12.5%) | |
| Interventional: 31 (9.5%) | |
| Cardiac: 29 (8.9%) | |
| Breast: 28 (8.6%) | |
| Head and neck: 19 (5.8%) | |
| Pediatric: 14 (4.3%) | |
| Radioprotection and radiobiology: 8 (2.4%) | |
| Informatic: 5 (1.5%) | |
| Forensic and Ethical: 3 (0.9%) | |
| None: 31 (9.5%) | |
| 4) Which region did you work in during COVID-19 lockdown? | See Table 2 |
| 5) Are you working for or in agreement with an italian or foreign University? | No: 245 (74.9%) |
| Yes: 82 (25.1%) | |
| 6) What's your role? | Hospital staff radiologist: 222 (67.9%) |
| Resident: 23 (7.0%) | |
| Full or associate professor: 12 (3.7%) | |
| Assistant professor: 9 (2.8%) | |
| PhD candidate: 7 (2.1%) | |
| 7) What type of hospital do you work in? | Public: 231 (70.6%) |
| Private: 73 (22.3%) | |
| Freelance doctor or consultant: 54 (16.5%) | |
| Both: 22 (6.7%) | |
| I don't know: 1 (0.3%) | |
| 8) Your institution is: | General hospital/local health service/accredited medical facility: 188 (57.5%) |
| University hospital: 86 (26.3%) | |
| Private clinic: 54 (16.5%) | |
| IRCCS: 45 (13.8%) | |
| 9) How is the working-flow at your institution | Unchanged: 285 (87.2%) |
| Unchanged but with possibility and advice to work at home: 18 (5.5%) | |
| Health-work personnel must stay at home without paid leave: 4 (1.2%) | |
| Health-work personnel must stay at home with paid leave: 4 (1.2%) | |
| University personnel must work at home: 1 (0.3%) | |
| University personnel must stay at home without paid leave: 0 (0%) | |
| University personnel must stay at home with paid leave: 0 (0%) | |
| Other: 15 (4.6%) | |
| 10) How many radiological trials were recruiting patients before COVID-19 lockdown? | Mean: 1.4 ± 3; range: 0–20 |
| 11) How many radiological trials have been stopped during COVID-19 lockdown? | Mean: 1 ± 2.5; range: 0–20 |
| 12) How many radiological trials have been started during COVID-19 lockdown? | Mean: 0.8 ± 1.8; range: 0–15 |
| 13) How many non-COVID radiological trials have been started during COVID-19 lockdown? | Mean: 0.5 ± 4; range: 0–50 |
| 14) How many hours per week did you use to spend for research purposes before COVID-19 national lockdown? | Mean: 3.3 ± 6.8; range: 0–60 |
| 15) How many hours per week had you spent for research purposes during COVID-19 national lockdown? | Mean: 4.5 ± 8.9; range: 0–60 |
| 16) How many hours per week have you spent for research purposes after COVID-19 national lockdown? | Mean: 3.2 ± 6.5; range: 0–50 |
| 17) During lockdown, did you begin to write new review articles or did you complete old articles? | No: 201 (61.5%) |
| Yes, I started new review articles and completed old works: 51 (15.6%) | |
| Yes, I completed old works: 46 (14.1%) | |
| Yes, I started new review articles: 29 (8.9%) | |
| 18) How many scientific articles did you submit during COVID-19 pandemic? | Mean: 0.9 ± 1.9; range: 0–13 |
| 19) Please provide up to 3 words or sentences to explain the impact of COVID-19 pandemic to research activity at your institution: | |
Note – IRCCS = Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico.