Physicians' Perspectives on COVID-19: An International Survey.

ABSTRACT: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has put a tremendous pressure over health care systems worldwide. Physicians were faced to fight this novel, emerging disease, without evidence-based recommendations. Our aim was to investigate physicians' point of view regarding the new coronavirus disease. We designed an on-line survey with 30 questions to assess physicians' perception of personal impact as well as epidemiology, clinical features, management, and outcome in COVID-19. A total of 194 physicians from 43 countries, of which 42.3% were male, 45.4% had more than 5 years' experience and 10.8% were heads of department/professors, filled-out the questionnaire. Although 47.4% of the physicians were currently treating patients, over 80% thought that they might get in contact with COVID-19 patient

SUBMITTER: Dima A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7551682 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature