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. 2023 Feb 16;17(2):141–147. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2023.02.002

Table 2.

Response time and amount of healthcare during the covid-19 pandemic.

All GP Hospital Specialist Nurse Other
How fast could a diabetes related problem be answered compared to before the covid-19 pandemic? n (%) n = 155 n= 62 n = 9 n = 73 n = 11
Faster 20 (12.9) 10 (16.1) 4 (44.4) 2 (2.7) 4 (36.4)
Equal 126 (81.3) 47 (75.8) 4 (44.4) 68 (93.2) 7 (63.6)
Slower 8 (5.2) 5 (8.1) 1 (11.1) 2 (2.7) 0 (0.0)
Unknown 1 (0.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.4) 0 (0.0)
Did the amount of healthcare for your type 2 diabetes patients decrease during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to before? n (%) n = 161 n = 65 n = 10 n = 75 n = 11
Yes, less care to all 15 (9.3) 8 (12.3) 1 (10.0) 6 (8.0) 0 (0.0)
Yes, less care to some 77 (47.8) 35 (53.8) 2 (20.0) 36 (48.0) 4 (36.4)
Same amount of care 52 (32.3) 18 (27.7) 4 (40.0) 24 (32.0) 6 (54.5)
No, more care some 13 (8.1) 3 (4.6) 1 (10.0) 8 (10.7) 1 (9.1)
No, more care all 3 (1.9) 0 (0.0) 2 (20.0) 1 (1.3) 0 (0.0)
Unknown 1 (0.6) 1 (1.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
How would you assess the impact of COVID-19 related changes in healthcare services on your patients with diabetes? n (%) n = 162 n = 65 n = 10 n = 75 n = 12
Strongly positive 1 (0.6) 1 (1.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
positive 10 (6.2) 2 (3.1) 0 (0.0) 6 (8.0) 2 (16.7)
No effect 22 (13.6) 7 (10.8) 6 (60.0) 9 (12.0) 0 (0.0)
negative 98 (60.5) 46 (70.8) 2 (20.0) 42 (56.0) 8 (66.7)
Strong negative 20 (12.3) 7 (10.8) 1 (10.0) 12 (16.0) 0 (0.0)
I do not know 11 (6.8) 2 (3.1) 1 (10.0) 6 (8.0) 2 (16.7)