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Recovery, restoration, and risk: a cross-sectional survey of the impact of COVID-19 on GPs in the first UK city to lock down

Namrata Trivedi, Vivek Trivedi, Arumugam Moorthy and Hina Trivedi
BJGP Open 2021; 5 (1): BJGPO.2020.0151. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2020.0151
Namrata Trivedi
1 Final Year Medical Student, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Vivek Trivedi
2 CT1 Doctor, Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust, Wigan, UK
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Arumugam Moorthy
3 International Visiting Professor, TNDr MGR Medical University, Chennai, India
4 Consultant Rheumatologist, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
5 Honorary Associate Professor, College of Life Sciences, Leicester Medical School, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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Hina Trivedi
6 Honorary Diabetes Fellow, Leicester Diabetes Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
7 GP Senior Partner, Horizon Healthcare, Leicester, UK
8 Honorary Teaching Fellow, Leicester Medical School, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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    Figure 1. Pie chart showing the proportion of GPs who contracted COVID-19 compared with those who did not, N = 111
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    Figure 2. Bar chart showing the difference in satisfaction of overall support given from the workplace and support towards the mental wellbeing of GPs, N = 111

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    Table 1. Sociodemographic profile of GP cohort, N = 111
    CharacteristicsResponses, n (%)
    Sex
     Male57 (51.4)
     Female52 (46.8)
     Prefer not to say2 (1.8)
    Age, years
     25–3416 (14.4)
     35–5466 (59.5)
     55–6425 (22.5)
     65–743 (2.7)
     ≥751 (0.9)
    Ethnic group
     British26 (23.4)
     Black, Asian, minority ethnic78 (70.3)
     Other6 (5.4)
     Did not want to disclose1 (0.9)
    Type of GP
     GP trainee6 (5.4)
     Salaried GP23 (20.7)
     Locum GP17 (15.3)
     Partner63 (56.8)
     Other2 (1.8)
    Experience as G P , years
     Still in training6 (5.4)
     <26 (5.4)
     2–515 (13.5)
     6–1011 (9.9)
    >1073 (65.8)
    Registered teaching practice
     Yes81 (73.0)
     No28 (25.2)
     I don’t know2 (1.8)
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    Table 2. Changes in work pattern, N = 111
    Changes in work patternIncreased, n (%) Stayed the same, n (%)Decreased, n (%)
    Home visits 2 (1.8)13 (11.7)96 (86.5)
    Face-to-face consultations 0 (0.0)2 (1.8)109 (98.2)
    Video consultations 101 (91.0)10 (9.0)0 (0.0)
    Telephone consultations 108 (97.3)1 (0.9)2 (1.8)
    Email consultations 54 (48.6)56 (50.5)1 (0.9)
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    Table 3. Responses to the Perceived Stress Scale questions, N = 111
    Perceived Stress Scale questionsBefore COVID-19 and currentlyResponses, % (n )
    Never Almost never Sometimes Fairly often Very often Always Don’t know
    Feeling upset because of something that happened unexpectedly Pre-COVID-19 7.2 (8)28.8 (32)43.2 (48)10.8 (12)9.9 (11)0.0 (0)0.0 (0)
    Currently 9.0 (10)13.5 (15)36.0 (40)19.8 (22)17.1 (19)4.5 (5)0.0 (0)
    Feeling confident about your ability to handle your personal problems Pre-COVID-19 1.8 (2)3.6 (4)9.0 (10)17.1 (19)34.2 (38)30.6 (34)3.6 (4)
    Currently 2.7 (3)3.6 (4)16.2 (18)24.3 (27)24.3 (27)27.0 (30)1.8 (2)
    Feeling unable to control the important things in life Pre-COVID-19 14.4 (16)25.2 (28)36.9 (41)13.5 (15)9.0 (10)0.0 (0)0.9 (1)
    Currently 12.6 (14)13.5 (15)24.3 (27)19.8 (22)24.3 (27)2.7 (3)2.7 (3)
    Finding that you cannot cope with all the things you had to do Pre-COVID-19 18.0 (20)28.8 (32)27.9 (31)10.8 (12)10.8 (12)3.6 (4)0.0 (0)
    Currently 13.5 (15)24.3 (27)25.2 (28)16.2 (18)18.9 (21)1.8 (2)0.0 (0)
    Feeling nervous and 'stressed' Pre-COVID-19 12.6 (14)17.1 (19)41.4 (46)20.7 (23)8.1 (9)0.0 (0)0.0 (0)
    Currently 9.0 (10)9.0 (10)24.3 (27)27.0 (30)21.6 (24)8.1 (9)0.9 (1)
    Being able to control irritations in your life Pre-COVID-19 1.8 (2)5.4 (6)10.8 (12)25.2 (28)29.7 (33)25.2 (28)1.8 (2)
    Currently 0.9 (1)9.0 (10)24.3 (27)23.4 (26)24.3 (27)16.2 (18)1.8 (2)
    Feeling that things were going your way Pre-COVID-19 1.8 (2)6.3 (7)10.8 (12)33.3 (37)33.3 (37)12.6 (14)1.8 (2)
    Currently 3.6 (4)12.6 (14)24.3 (27)28.8 (32)18.0 (20)10.8 (12)1.8 (2)
    Feeling that you were on top of things Pre-COVID-19 0.0 (0)7.2 (8)9.0 (10)27.0 (30)39.6 (44)16.2 (18)0.9 (1)
    Currently 0.0 (0)11.7 (13)18.0 (20)23.4 (26)34.2 (38)11.7 (13)0.9 (1)
    Being angered because of things that were outside of your control Pre-COVID-19 11.7 (13)30.6 (34)40.5 (45)11.7 (13)2.7 (3)2.7 (3)0.0 (0)
    Currently 9.0 (10)23.4 (26)22.5 (25)22.5 (25)17.1 (19)5.4 (6)0.0 (0)
    Feeling that difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them Pre-COVID-19 20.7 (23)37.8 (42)27.0 (30)8.1 (9)5.4 (6)0.9 (1)0.0 (0)
    Currently 17.1 (19)27.0 (30)25.2 (28)16.2 (18)12.6 (14)1.8 (2)0.0 (0)
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