Table 3.
Information and guidelines
| Israeli respondents | Entire cohort | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| In this practice, there is enough protected time is provided in the agenda(s) of GPs for reviewing new guidelines or going through relevant and reliable scientific literature. Before the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| Strongly disagree | 30 | 37.5 | 760 | 22.3 | < 0.001 |
| Disagree | 31 | 38.7 | 882 | 25.9 | |
| Neutral | 6 | 7.5 | 675 | 19.8 | |
| Agree | 11 | 13.7 | 796 | 23.3 | |
| Strongly agree | 2 | 2.5 | 296 | 8.7 | |
| Total | 80 | 3,409 | |||
| Missing | 14 | 2,552 | |||
| In this practice, there is enough protected time is provided in the agenda(s) of GPs for reviewing new guidelines or going through relevant and reliable scientific literature. Since the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| Strongly disagree | 33 | 39.7 | 922 | 27.1 | < 0.001 |
| Disagree | 31 | 37.3 | 836 | 24.6 | |
| Neutral | 4 | 4.8 | 533 | 15.7 | |
| Agree | 13 | 15.7 | 730 | 21.4 | |
| Strongly agree | 2 | 2.4 | 383 | 11.3 | |
| Total | 83 | 3,404 | |||
| Missing | 11 | 2,557 | |||
| Since the COVID-19 pandemic, how often is a meeting planned in this practice to discuss existing, new, or amended directives? | |||||
| Never | 26 | 31.3 | 439 | 13.0 | < 0.001 |
| Less than once a week | 36 | 43.3 | 965 | 28.6 | |
| Weekly | 18 | 21.7 | 1,206 | 35.7 | |
| Daily | 3 | 3.6 | 678 | 20.1 | |
| Multiple times a day | 0 | 90 | 2.7 | ||
| Total | 83 | 3,378 | |||
| Missing | 11 | 2,583 | |||
| The guidelines imposed by the government on PC practices as a consequence of COVID-19 pose a threat to the good organisation of this practice | |||||
| Strongly disagree | 11 | 14.5 | 413 | 12.4 | 0.315 |
| Disagree | 32 | 42.1 | 1,102 | 33.0 | |
| Neutral | 19 | 25 | 898 | 26.9 | |
| Agree | 10 | 13.1 | 713 | 21.3 | |
| Strongly agree | 4 | 5.3 | 215 | 6.4 | |
| Total | 76 | 3,341 | |||
| Missing | 18 | 2,620 | |||
| The guidelines imposed by the government on PC practices as a consequence of COVID-19 pose a threat to the personal well-being of the staff in this practice | |||||
| Strongly disagree | 9 | 11.4 | 457 | 13.7 | 0.810 |
| Disagree | 23 | 29.1 | 1,065 | 31.9 | |
| Neutral | 19 | 24.0 | 762 | 22.8 | |
| Agree | 22 | 27.8 | 758 | 22.7 | |
| Strongly agree | 6 | 7.6 | 299 | 8.9 | |
| Total | 79 | 3,341 | |||
| Missing | 15 | 2,620 | |||
| Adequate support is provided by the government for the proper functioning of this practice | |||||
| Strongly disagree | 28 | 34.1 | 609 | 18.1 | < 0.001 |
| Disagree | 29 | 35.4 | 1,096 | 32.6 | |
| Neutral | 21 | 25.6 | 801 | 23.8 | |
| Agree | 4 | 4.9 | 689 | 20.5 | |
| Strongly agree | 0 | 170 | 5.1 | ||
| Total | 82 | 3,365 | |||
| Missing | 12 | ||||
The Israeli and the entire cohort responses to questions regarding protected time reviewing new data (literature and guidelines), the guidelines imposed by the government and their impact on practices and the support received by the government