Public Perceptions of Resuming Elective Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many U.S. health systems are grappling with how to safely resume elective surgery amid the COVID-19 pandemic. We used online crowdsourcing to explore public perceptions and concerns toward resuming elective surgery during the pandemic, and to determine factors associated with the preferred timing of surgery after health systems reopen.

Methods

A 21-question survey was completed by 722 members of the public using Amazon Mechanical Turk. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to determine factors associated with the timing of preferred surgery after health systems reopen.

Results

Most (61%) participants were concerned with contracting COVID-19 during the surgical process, primarily during check-in and in waiting room areas, as well as throug

SUBMITTER: Moverman MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7369592 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature