Table 5.
Responses for Insight Perception Regarding coronavirus disease 2019 compared between the continued demand group, defer group and receptive group1
|
Insight responses
|
Continued demand group, n (%)
|
Defer group, n (%)
|
Receptive group, n (%)
|
P
value
|
| Healthcare system response to COVID-19 | ||||
| Aware no elective surgery | 0.951 | |||
| Yes | 73 (74.49) | 15 (75) | 48 (75) | |
| No | 25 (25.51) | 5 (25) | 16 (25) | |
| Fair no elective surgery | 0.710 | |||
| Yes | 82 (82.83) | 17 (85) | 57 (89.06) | |
| No | 17 (17.17) | 3 (15) | 7 (10.94) | |
| Important to delay elective surgery | < 0.000 | |||
| Yes | 85 (91.4) | 21 (100) | 50 (81.97) | |
| No | 8 (8.6) | 0 (0) | 11 (18.03) | |
| Knowledge of preventative measures | ||||
| Hand washing | 0.441 | |||
| Yes | 69 (69.70) | 14 (66.67) | 41 (64.06) | |
| No | 30 (30.30) | 7 (33.33) | 23 (35.94) | |
| Social distancing | 0.441 | |||
| Yes | 69 (69.70) | 14 (66.67) | 41 (64.06) | |
| No | 30 (30.30) | 7 (33.33) | 23 (35.94) | |
| Wearing mask in publicYes | 68 (68.69) | 14 (66.67) | 41 (64.06) | 0.489 |
| No | 31 (31.31) | 7 (33.33) | 23 (35.94) | |
| Peri-operative patient considerations for COVID-19 | ||||
| Routine pre-operative screening | 0.016 | |||
| Yes | 94 (94) | 18 (85.71) | 44 (73.33) | |
| No | 6 (6) | 3 (14.29) | 16 (26.67) | |
| Increased morbidity if COVID-19 positive | 0.046 | |||
| Yes | 89 (91.75) | 21 (100) | 46 (76.67) | |
| No | 8 (8.25) | 0 (0) | 14 (23.33) | |
| No visitors allowed | 0.018 | |||
| Yes | 85 (91.4) | 18 (85.71) | 44 (73.33) | |
| No | 8 (8.6) | 3 (14.29) | 16 (26.67) | |
| Increased mortality if COVID-19 positive | 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 77 (77) | 18 (85.71) | 26 (43.33) | |
| No | 23 (23) | 2 (14.29) | 34 (56.67) |
1
Continued demand (n = 100); Defer (n = 21); Receptive (n = 64). COVID-19: Coronavirus disease 2019.