TABLE 2.
Questionnaire Results of All Patients, Non‐ACLD Patients, Patients With ACLD, Patients With HCC, and LT Patients
| Question | All Patients (n = 138) | Non‐ACLD (n = 44) | ACLD (n = 63) | HCC (n = 22) | LT (n = 9) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Would you recommend treatment in our Hepatology Clinic to a friend? scale 0‐10 (mean ± SD) | 8.9 ± 2.1 | 8.8 ± 1.9 | 8.9 ± 2.0 | 8.6 ± 3.0 | 10 ± 0.0 | |||||
| How satisfied were you with your treatment at the Vienna General Hospital before COVID‐19‐related health care restrictions on a scale of 0‐10? (mean ± SD) | 8.9 ± 1.6 | P = 0.182 | 8.8 ± 1.7 | P = 0.288 | 8.9 ± 1.8 | P = 0.359 | 9.0 ± 1.4 | P = 0.315 | 9.9 ± 0.3 | P = 0.170 |
| How satisfied were you with your treatment at the Vienna General Hospital during COVID‐19‐related health care restrictions on a scale of 0‐10? (mean ± SD) | 8.7 ± 2.1 | 8.4 ± 2.4 | 8.6 ± 2.3 | 9.3 ± 1.0 | 9.1 ± 1.7 | |||||
| Δ satisfaction before and during COVID‐19‐related health care restrictions (mean ± SD) | 0.2 ± 2.1 | 0.4 ± 2.3 | 0.3 ± 2.2 | 0.3 ± 1.3 | 0.8 ± 1.4 | |||||
| How many “in‐person” visits did you attend at the Vienna General Hospital during the COVID‐19‐pandemic? 0 = none, 1 = 1‐2, 2 = >2 | none: 42 (31.8%) | none: 15 (35.7%) | none: 18 (30.0%) | none: 6 (27.3%) | none: 3 (37.5%) | |||||
| 1‐2: 59 (44.7%) | 1‐2: 16 (38.1%) | 1‐2: 28 (46.7%) | 1‐2: 11 (50.0%) | 1‐2: 4 (50%) | ||||||
| >2: 31 (23.4%) | >2: 11 (26.2%) | >2: 14 (23.3%) | >2: 5 (22.7%) | >2: 1 (12.5%) | ||||||
| How many times did you have contact via telephone or email with doctors of the Hepatology Clinic during the COVID‐19 pandemic? 0 = none, 1 = 1‐2, 2 = >2 | none: 36 (27.5%) | none: 10 (23.8%) | none: 15 (25.9%) | none: 6 (27.3%) | none: 5 (55.6%) | |||||
| 1‐2: 74 (56.5%) | 1‐2: 23 (54.8%) | 1‐2: 33 (56.9%) | 1‐2: 14 (63.6%) | 1‐2: 4 (44.4%) | ||||||
| >2: 21 (16.0%) | >2: 9 (21.4%) | >2: 10 (17.2%) | >2: 2 (9.1%) | >2: 0 (0.0%) | ||||||
| Did you acutely need medical help during the COVID‐19 pandemic? yes/no (% yes) | 32/101 (24.1%) | 9/33 (21.4%) | 13/47 (21.7%) | 9/13 (40.9%) | 1/6 (16.7%) | |||||
| Did you encounter more difficulties in searching for medical advice during the COVID‐19 pandemic than before? yes/no (% yes) | 31/97 (24.2%) | 12/28 (30.0%) | 13/44 (22.8%) | 4/18 (18.2%) | 2/7 (22.2%) | |||||
| Did you encounter more difficulties in getting your medication during the COVID‐19 pandemic than before? yes/no (% yes) | 11/124 (8.1%) | 3/38 (7.3%) | 7/56 (11.1%) | 0/22 (0.0%) | 1/8 (12.5%) | |||||
| Do you feel sufficiently informed about the consequences of a SARS‐CoV‐2‐infection on your liver disease? yes/no (% yes) | 91/43 (67.9%) | 24/17 (58.5%) | 45/17 (72.6%) | 17/5 (77.3%) | 5/4 (55.6%) | |||||
| Do you have concerns about negative effects on your liver disease during the COVID‐19 pandemic? yes/no (% yes) | 44/89 (33.1%) | 17/24 (41.5%) | 17/44 (27.9%) | 6/16 (27.3%) | 4/5 (44.4%) | |||||
| Do you have the feeling that your medical treatment and management is worse during the COVID‐19 pandemic than before? yes/no (% yes) | 16/115 (12.2%) | 7/35 (16.7%) | 7/51 (12.1%) | 1/21 (4.5%) | 1/8 (12.5%) | |||||