方法:调查。
目的:2020年3月,Louie等人的一项原始研究调查了COVID-19对国际上902名脊柱外科医生的影响。从那以后,由于政府对大流行的反应和公共卫生举措各不相同,世界上各个国家和地区受到了不同的影响。因此,这项随访研究旨在评估COVID-19对脊柱外科医生的影响在1年后的变化.
方法:重复,多维,以英语编写的90项调查通过电子邮件分发给世界各地的脊柱外科医生,以同意接受调查的AO脊柱会员。问题分为以下领域:人口统计,COVID-19观察,准备,个人影响,病人护理,和未来的看法。
结果:基本受访者人口统计学,比如性别,年龄,家庭人口统计,医疗合并症,实践类型,培训完成多年以来,与最初的2020年调查相似。组间的显著差异包括COVID检测的原因,媒体报道的意见,医院失业,可能正在进行选择性手术,取消案件的百分比,个人收入的百分比,病假,个人时间分配,压力应对机制,以及需要未来指南的信念(P<0.05)。
结论:与2020年COVID-19大流行开始时收集的基线结果相比,与COVID-19认知相关的各个领域存在显着差异,医院准备,实践影响,个人影响,未来的观念已经发展起来。脊柱外科医生的后续评估进一步表明,远程医疗和虚拟教育是支柱。这些发现可能有助于告知和管理对任何未来爆发的预期和反应。
METHODS: Survey.
OBJECTIVE: In March of 2020, an original study by Louie et al investigated the impact of COVID-19 on 902 spine surgeons internationally. Since then, due to varying government responses and public health initiatives to the pandemic, individual countries and regions of the world have been affected differently. Therefore, this follow-up study aimed to assess how the COVID-19 impact on spine surgeons has changed 1 year later.
METHODS: A repeat, multi-dimensional, 90-item survey written in English was distributed to spine surgeons worldwide via email to the AO Spine membership who agreed to receive surveys. Questions were categorized into the following domains: demographics, COVID-19 observations, preparedness, personal impact, patient care, and future perceptions.
RESULTS: Basic respondent demographics, such as gender, age, home demographics, medical comorbidities, practice type, and years since training completion, were similar to those of the original 2020 survey. Significant differences between groups included reasons for COVID testing, opinions of media coverage, hospital unemployment, likelihood to be performing elective surgery, percentage of cases cancelled, percentage of personal income, sick leave, personal time allocation, stress coping mechanisms, and the belief that future guidelines were needed (P<.05).
CONCLUSIONS: Compared to baseline results collected at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, significant differences in various domains related to COVID-19 perceptions, hospital preparedness, practice impact, personal impact, and future perceptions have developed. Follow-up assessment of spine surgeons has further indicated that telemedicine and virtual education are mainstays. Such findings may help to inform and manage expectations and responses to any future outbreaks.