Table 1.
Reported opinions related to face masks use during the COVID-19 pandemic among 513 psychiatrists. Percentages of responders are based on the total number of respondents (N=513) expect for *N=211 responders who seen patients with telepsychiatry during the pandemic. Responses are listed in the order of most frequently answered items
| Responders who endorsed | Responders who endorsed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Face masks impacts | Telepsychiatry | ||||
| On practice quality | Global interest in telepsychiatry | ||||
|
Deteriorated Slightly deteriorated Very deteriorated Not deteriorated |
216 210 58 29 |
42 41 11 6 |
Useful A little useful Very useful Not useful |
313 126 63 11 |
61 25 12 2 |
| On consultation duration | Developed new skills in telepsychiatry | ||||
|
Same Shorter Longer |
440 40 33 |
86 8 6 |
No Yes |
315 198 |
61 39 |
| On therapeutic alliance | Better interview with telepsychiatry* | ||||
|
No Yes |
271 242 |
53 47 |
Known stable Known unstable First evaluation |
108 49 42 |
51 23 20 |
| Telepsychiatry as a solution for mask inconvenience | |||||
|
No Maybe Yes |
229 251 33 |
49 45 6 |
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| Patient’s Face Mask | Psychiatrist’s Face Mask | ||||
| Wearing (patients) | Wearing (patients) | ||||
|
Sometimes Everytime Never |
247 238 28 |
48 46 6 |
Everytime Sometimes Never |
462 51 0 |
90 10 0 |
| Impact of the collection psychiatric signs/ symptoms through verbal cues | Impact of the collection psychiatric signs/ symptoms through verbal cues | ||||
|
Slightly biases Unbiased Biased Largely biased |
26 126 190 84 |
5 25 37 16 |
Slightly biases Unbiased Biased Largely biased |
198 136 78 18 |
39 27 15 4 |
| Impact of the collection psychiatric signs/ symptoms through non-verbal cues | Impact of the collection psychiatric signs/ symptoms through non-verbal cues | ||||
|
Unbiased Biased Slightly biases Largely biased |
200 164 121 30 |
39 32 24 6 |
Slightly biases Biased Unbiased Largely biased |
200 93 148 60 |
39 29 18 12 |
| Risk of false inference | Risk of false inference | ||||
|
Possible Present No Strong |
237 203 54 19 |
46 40 11 4 |
Possible No Present Strong |
263 115 110 25 |
51 22 21 5 |
| On patient-clinician interaction | On patient-clinician interaction | ||||
|
Slightly deteriorated Not deteriorated Deteriorated Very deteriorated |
237 143 116 13 |
46 28 23 3 |
Slightly deteriorated Not deteriorated Deteriorated Very deteriorated |
262 128 110 13 |
51 25 21 3 |