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. 2021 Jun 30;16(6):e0253715. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253715

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 (%)
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.