General practitioners' knowledge, preparedness, and experiences of managing COVID-19 in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 has brought unprecedented demands to general practitioners (GPs) worldwide. We examined their knowledge, preparedness, and experiences managing COVID-19 in Australia.

Methods

A cross-sectional online survey of GPs members of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) was conducted between June and September 2020.

Results

Out of 244 survey responses, a majority of GPs (76.6%) indicated having good knowledge of COVID-19, relying mostly on state/territory department of health (84.4%) and the RACGP (76.2%) websites to source up-to-date information. Most felt prepared to manage patients with COVID-19 (75.7%), yet over half reported not receiving training in the use of PPE. The majority were concerned about contracting SARS-CoV-2, more

SUBMITTER: Sotomayor-Castillo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7891055 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature