Table 3. Medical and hospital visits during the COVID-19 pandemic among adults and children who had appointments in the period.
Appointments as usual n (%) | Appointments in another form n (%) | GP/hospital cancelled (%) | Patient cancelled due to concern of infection n (%) | Patient cancelled because physical meeting was not possible n (%) | Patient cancelled due to other reasons n (%) | |
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Appointments with general practitioner (Adults/Children) | 451(71.7) / 24(64.9) | 153(24.3) / 2(3) | 31(4.9) / 2(5.4) | 27(4.3) / 2(5.4) | 26(4.1) / 0 | 5(0.8) / 0 |
Scheduled check-ups at a hospital (Adults/Children) | 402(70.0) / 44(74.6) | 125(21.8) / 13(22.0) | 60(10.5) / 13(22.0) | 52(9.1) / 9(15.3) | 10(1.8) / 0 | 16(2.8) / 2(3.4) |
Planned treatments at a hospital (Adults/Children) | 253(69.1) / 24(61.5) | 34(9.3) / 4(10.3) | 35(9.6) / 5(12.8) | 28(7.7) / 3(7.7) | N/A | 9(2.5) / 0 |
629 adults and 30 children had an appointment with their GP during the pandemic. 574 adults and 59 children had a planned hospital visit. Respondents were able to give more than one answer.