Table 3 Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on disruptions of health care and the use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia by type of health care provider from the perspective of nurses
Variable | Hospital (COVID-19 ward) | Hospital (Regular Ward) | Outpatient or ER | Other | Total | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Disruption of health care (N, % Yes) | 206 (77%) | 228 (67%) | 157 (47%) | 100 (53%) | 691 (61%) | < 0.001 |
Level of disruption of preventive care (N, %) | ||||||
< 25% | 30 (15%) | 60 (27%) | 66 (42%) | 29 (29%) | 185 (27%) | |
26–50% | 89 (43%) | 97 (43%) | 67 (43%) | 36 (36%) | 289 (42%) | < 0.001 |
51–75% | 63 (31%) | 47 (21%) | 14 (9%) | 24 (24%) | 148 (22%) | |
75% or more | 23 (11%) | 22 (10%) | 9 (6%) | 10 (10%) | 64 (9%) | |
Level of disruption of therapeutic care (N, %) | ||||||
< 25% | 34 (17%) | 64 (28%) | 74 (48%) | 34 (35%) | 206 (30%) | |
26–50% | 85 (42%) | 95 (42%) | 60 (39%) | 36 (37%) | 276 (41%) | < 0.001 |
51–75% | 59 (29%) | 50 (22%) | 11 (7%) | 23 (24%) | 143 (21%) | |
75% or more | 25 (12%) | 18 (8%) | 8 (5%) | 5 (5%) | 56 (8%) | |
Level of disruption of rehabilitation care (N, %) | ||||||
< 25% | 56 (28%) | 78 (36%) | 52 (44%) | 40 (43%) | 223 (36%) | |
26–50% | 58 (29%) | 64 (29%) | 38 (32%) | 24 (26%) | 184 (29%) | 0.029 |
51–75% | 44 (22%) | 48 (22%) | 18 (15%) | 14 (15%) | 124 (20%) | |
75% or more | 40 (20%) | 28 (13%) | 10 (9%) | 15 (16%) | 93 (15%) | |
Use of phone to provide consultations (N, % Yes) | ||||||
Not used | 105 (41%) | 164 (52%) | 39 (12%) | 50 (27%) | 358 (33%) | |
Used about the same as before | 28 (11%) | 38 (12%) | 14 (4%) | 15 (8%) | 95 (9%) | < 0.001 |
Use slightly more than before | 56 (22%) | 54 (17%) | 46 (14%) | 50 (27%) | 206 (19%) | |
Used much more than before | 65 (26%) | 57 (18%) | 230 (70%) | 69 (38%) | 421 (39%) | |
Use of email to provide consultations (N, % Yes) | ||||||
Not used | 194 (75%) | 240 (75%) | 92 (28%) | 90 (50%) | 616 (57%) | |
Used about the same as before | 17 (7%) | 22 (7%) | 29 (9%) | 17 (9%) | 85 (8%) | < 0.001 |
Use slightly more than before | 21 (8%) | 29 (9%) | 46 (14%) | 30 (17%) | 126 (12%) | |
Used much more than before | 26 (10%) | 31 (10%) | 162 (49%) | 44 (24%) | 263 (24%) | |
Use of e-prescriptions (N, % Yes) | ||||||
Not used | 135 (63%) | 170 (58%) | 28 (9%) | 73 (42%) | 406 (40%) | |
Used about the same as before | 16 (8%) | 32 (11%) | 40 (12%) | 27 (16%) | 115 (11%) | |
Use slightly more than before | 26 (12%) | 34 (12%) | 38 (12%) | 20 (12%) | 118 (12%) | < 0.001 |
Used much more than before | 36 (17%) | 56 (19%) | 225 (68%) | 52 (30%) | 369 (37%) | |
Feel trained for use of telemedicine (N, %) | ||||||
Yes, fully | 25 (11%) | 18 (6%) | 46 (17%) | 17 (11%) | 106 (11%) | |
Yes, partially | 69 (29%) | 50 (17%) | 79 (30%) | 40 (26%) | 238 (25%) | < 0.001 |
Not trained | 141 (60%) | 230 (77%) | 141 (53%) | 99 (64%) | 611 (64%) | |