Age (years) |
Mean ± SD. |
38.7 ± 7.5 |
Median (Min.–Max.) |
37 (25–61) |
Gender |
Male |
161 (49.4%) |
Female |
165 (50.6%) |
Country of practice |
Egypt |
142 (43.6%) |
Kuwait |
122 (37.4%) |
UAE |
22 (6.7%) |
KSA |
13 (4%) |
UK |
8 (2.5%) |
USA |
7 (2.1%) |
Germany |
4 (1.2%) |
India |
3 (0.9%) |
Oman |
3 (0.9%) |
Syria |
2 (0.6%) |
Years of practice in your specialty |
Mean ± SD. |
11.8 ± 7.01 |
Median (Min.–Max.) |
11 (1–36) |
How do you describe your role amid COVID-19 pandemic? |
Frontline healthcare worker |
80 (24.5%) |
I continued to practice my usual work during the pandemic |
172 (52.8%) |
I didn’t work during the pandemic |
12 (3.7%) |
I partially worked during the pandemic |
38 (11.7%) |
I practiced through "telemedicine" services |
24 (7.4%) |
Have you attended webinars or online meetings during the past 6 months? |
No |
8 (2.5%) |
Yes |
318 (97.5) |
If yes, how many webinars or online meetings, in average, have you attended per month during the past 6 months? |
Median (Min.–Max.) |
3 (0–20) |
How many webinars or online meetings, in average, have you attended per month last year? |
Median (Min.–Max.) |
0 (0–1) |
In comparison to the last year, have you attended more meetings and conferences during the past 6 months? |
No |
110 (33.7%) |
Maybe |
21 (6.4%) |
Yes |
195 (59.8%) |
What is your role in webinars and online meetings? |
Equally speaker and attendee |
41 (12.6%) |
Mostly attendee |
270 (82.8%) |
Mostly speaker |
15 (4.6%) |
In average, what is the percentage of webinars or online meetings you attend in comparison to the number you are invited to? |
Less than 25% |
171 (52.5%) |
25–50% |
72 (22.1%) |
50–75% |
55 (16.9%) |
More than 75% |
28 (8.6%) |