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- Title
"COVID‐19: The final nail in the coffin for physical examination" Evaluation of the effects of COVID‐19 pandemic on physical examination habits of residents in a university hospital: A cross‐sectional survey.
- Authors
Erdevir, Mehmet; Uyaroğlu, Oğuz Abdullah; Özdede, Murat; Tanrıöver, Mine Durusu
- Abstract
Aims: It is evident that the COVID‐19 pandemic has affected the medical practice and training of residents. In this study, we evaluated the physical examination (PE) habits of residents working in a university hospital and how their PE practices did change during the pandemic. Methods: This single‐centre, non‐interventional, cross‐sectional descriptive study was conducted in a university hospital using an online survey questionnaire between 5 and 20 October 2020. Results: Of the 308 residents who participated in the study, 172 of them (55.8%) were female and the median age was 27 (IQR (3) = Q1 (29)‐Q3 (26)). Amongst all, 263 participants (85.4%) declared that they have worked in the areas where suspected/confirmed COVID‐19 patients were being served. A total of 262 (85%) residents stated that PE habits have changed generally during the pandemic. There was a significant difference with regards to the change in PE habits between those residents who have worked in the COVID‐19 areas (n = 230, 87.5%) and those who have not (n = 32, 71.1%) (P =.004). PE habits of Internal Medicine Residents were changed more than others (P <.001). The main reason for the change in PE habits in general (77.9%) and during the examination of suspected/confirmed COVID‐19 patients (89.7%) were "self‐protection." Independent factors for limited PE in suspected/confirmed COVID‐19 patients were found as "Avoiding performing physical examination to be exposed less/to protect (adjusted ORs = 13.067)," "relying on laboratory and radiological investigations during practice (adjusted ORs = 4.358)," and "not having a thought that reduced physical examination will render the diagnosis and course of COVID‐19 (adjusted ORs = 2.244)." Conclusions: This study clearly demonstrated that the COVID‐19 pandemic has had a serious impact on the PE habits of the residents while examining patients in general and with COVID‐19.
- Publication
International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2021, Vol 75, Issue 12, p1
- ISSN
1368-5031
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ijcp.14988