Table 7.
Future Perceptions.
| 2020 Survey | Overall | 2021 Survey | Overall | P-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |||
| Belief that future guidelines are needed | Belief that future guidelines are needed | |||||
| Yes | 710 | 94.7 | Yes | 176 | 64.0 | <.001 |
| No | 8 | 1.1 | No | 19 | 6.9 | <.001 |
| Unsure | 32 | 4.3 | Unsure | 23 | 8.4 | <.001 |
| Most effective method for hospital updates | Most effective method for hospital updates | |||||
| internet webinar | 379 | 48.8 | internet webinar | 90 | 32.7 | .006 |
| 486 | 62.6 | 125 | 45.5 | .143 | ||
| Text message | 223 | 28.7 | Text message | 69 | 25.1 | .902 |
| Flyers | 49 | 6.3 | Flyers | 11 | 4.0 | .344 |
| Automated phone calls | 43 | 5.5 | Automated phone calls | 14 | 5.1 | .826 |
| Social media outlets | 218 | 28.1 | Social media outlets | 46 | 16.7 | .001 |
| Perceived impact in 1 Year | Perceived impact in 1 Year | |||||
| No change | 133 | 17.7 | No change | 43 | 15.6 | .716 |
| Heighted awareness of hygiene | 435 | 57.9 | Heighted awareness of hygiene | 121 | 44.0 | .219 |
| Increase use of PPE | 344 | 45.8 | Increase use of PPE | 113 | 41.1 | .378 |
| Ask patients to reschedule if sick | 285 | 38.0 | Ask patients to reschedule if sick | 115 | 41.8 | .002 |
| Increase non-operative measures prior to surgery | 150 | 20.0 | Increase non-operative measures prior to surgery | 58 | 21.1 | .089 |
| Increase digital options for communication | 314 | 41.8 | Increase digital options for communication | 92 | 33.5 | .678 |
| How likely to attend a conference in 1 year | How likely to attend a conference in 1 Year | |||||
| Likely | 496 | 66.3 | Likely | 145 | 52.7 | .509 |
| Not likely | 55 | 7.4 | Not likely | 21 | 7.6 | .363 |
| Unsure | 197 | 26.3 | Unsure | 52 | 18.9 | .297 |
| % telecommunication clinical visits/Week | % Telecommunication clinical Visits/Week | |||||
| 0-25 | 398 | 50.0 | 0-25 | 177 | 64.4 | <.001 |
| 26-50 | 118 | 14.7 | 26-50 | 37 | 13.5 | .872 |
| 51-75 | 77 | 9.6 | 51-75 | 11 | 4.0 | .017 |
| 76-100 | 208 | 26.0 | 76-100 | 7 | 2.5 | <.001 |
| Interest in online spine education | Interest in online spine education | |||||
| Very interested | 318 | 42.5 | Very interested | 58 | 21.1 | <.001 |
| Interested | 300 | 40.1 | Interested | 101 | 36.7 | .288 |
| Somewhat interested | 131 | 17.5 | Somewhat interested | 56 | 20.4 | .021 |
| Not interested | 23 | 3.1 | Not interested | 9 | 3.3 | .665 |
| Total respondents | 902 | 100 | Total respondents | 275 | 100 | |
Calculation of P-values was performed using chi-square, Fisher's exact test, and ANOVA.
Bolded values indicate statistical significance at P < .05.
# = number of respondents/votes, % = percent, ± SD = standard deviation.