Table 3 Likelihood patterns of using different treatments or diagnostic testing choices in scenario 1
From: The future of telemedicine visits after COVID-19: perceptions of primary care pediatricians
Likelihood pattern | Respondents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before COVID-19 | During the first COVID-19 lockdown | After the first COVID-19 lockdown | ||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Treating via telemedicine High likelihood | 7 | 4.1 | 33 | 19.5*+ | 10 | 5.9 |
Prescribing antibiotics Medium likelihood | 4 | 2.4 | 30 | 17.8*+ | 9 | 5.3 |
Prescribing symptomatic treatment High likelihood | 18 | 10.7 | 45 | 26.6*+ | 20 | 11.8 |
Referring to emergency room High likelihood | 15 | 8.9 | 38 | 22.5*+ | 12 | 7.1 |
Prescribing steroids if wheezes High likelihood | 14 | 8.3 | 34 | 20.1*+ | 16 | 9.5 |
requesting for chest X ray High likelihood | 20 | 11.8 | 40 | 23.7*+ | 21 | 12.4 |