The novel corona virus and rhinology: Impact on practice patterns and future directions.
Attitude of Health Personnel
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections
/ epidemiology
Endoscopy
/ statistics & numerical data
Humans
Office Visits
/ statistics & numerical data
Otolaryngologists
/ psychology
Pandemics
Personal Protective Equipment
/ statistics & numerical data
Pneumonia, Viral
/ epidemiology
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
/ statistics & numerical data
SARS-CoV-2
Surveys and Questionnaires
Telemedicine
/ statistics & numerical data
United States
/ epidemiology
American Rhinologic Society
COVID-19
Coronavirus
Survey
Journal
American journal of otolaryngology
ISSN: 1532-818X
Titre abrégé: Am J Otolaryngol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8000029
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
26
05
2020
accepted:
27
05
2020
pubmed:
20
7
2020
medline:
24
11
2020
entrez:
20
7
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To evaluate the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic on practice patterns, clinical behavior, personal health, and emotional/psychological concerns of rhinologists. A 15-question survey was sent out to the American Rhinologic Society's (ARS) membership to determine the impact of COVID-19 during the crisis. Demographic factors and practice patterns were collected and evaluated. There were 224 total respondents out of 835 ARS members queried (26.8% response rate). Study queries were sent in April 2020. Notably, 17.8% reported illness in themselves or their staff and 74.4% noted a psychological/emotional impact. A plurality of rhinologists noted their practice volume and in-office procedure volume has become 20.0% and 0.0% of their prior volumes, respectively. In addition, 96.2% were noted to be using telemedicine in our subspecialty. In addition to severely impacting volume and the perception of future decreases in patients and revenue, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a physical and emotional impact on rhinologists in ways that need to be further studied. These data include significantly novel and objective information. The COVID-19 crisis also reveals the important role of telemedicine in rhinology. Guidelines regarding personal protective equipment for in-office visits, nasal endoscopy, and other in-office and operating room procedures would be particularly helpful as future waves are expected.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32683188
pii: S0196-0709(20)30263-5
doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102569
pmc: PMC7263239
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
102569Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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