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Table 3 Descriptives for supply-side factors

From: How Austrian primary care physicians evaluated their available resources and quality of care during the first year of COVID-19: a repeated cross-sectional survey study

Supply-side factors

Oberservation periode

Very good (%)

Good (%)

Poor (%)

Very poor (%)

Can not judge (%)

How would you describe the coordination and the exchange of information within the medical profession regarding COVID-19 measures and treatment?

Overall (n= 420)

72 (17.1)

171 (40.7)

128 (30.5)

39 (9.3)

10 (2.4)

Spring (n= 104)

16 (15.4)

36 (34.6)

40 (38.5)

10 (9.6)

2 (1.9)

Summer (n= 147)

21 (14.3)

66 (44.9)

42 (28.6)

13 (8.8)

5 (3.4)

Winter (n= 169)

35 (20.7)

69 (40.8)

46 (27.2)

16 (9.5)

3 (1.8)

How would you describe the support of government agencies (like the Health Department or AGES) concerning the implementation of protective measures?

Overall (n= 420)

21 (5.0)

66 (15.7)

175 (41.7)

140 (33.3)

18 (4.3)

Spring (n= 104)

6 (5.8)

10 (9.6)

41 (39.4)

45 (43.3)

2 (1.9)

Summer (n= 147)

7 (4.8)

24 (16.3)

57 (38.8)

51 (34.7)

8 (5.4)

Winter (n= 169)

8 (4.7)

32 (18.9)

77 (45.6)

44 (26.0)

8 (4.7)

How would you describe your practice’s stock of general safety equipment (virucidal disinfectants and mouth-nose protection)?

Overall (n= 420)

215 (51.2)

176 (41.9)

19 (4.5)

8 (1.9)

2 (0.5)

Spring (n= 104)

42 (40.4)

52 (50.0)

7 (6.7)

3 (2.9)

0 (0.0)

Summer (n= 147)

60 (40.8)

73 (49.7)

9 (6.1)

3 (2.0)

2 (1.4)

Winter (n= 169)

113 (66.9)

51 (30.2)

3 (1.8)

2 (1.2)

0 (0.0)

How would you describe your practice’s stock of specific safety equipment (FFP2 or FFP3 masks and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) like clothing)?

Overall (n= 420)

121 (28.8)

197 (46.9)

79 (18.8)

20 (4.8)

3 (0.7)

Spring (n= 104)

20 (19.2)

50 (48.1)

24 (23.1)

10 (9.6)

0 (0.0)

Summer (n= 147)

28 (19.0)

69 (46.9)

38 (25.9)

9 (6.1)

3 (2.0)

Winter (n= 169)

73 (43.2)

78 (46.2)

17 (10.1)

1 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

How would you describe your practice’s stock of SARS-CoV-2 tests (PCR, antibody and rapid tests)?

Overall (n= 420)

125 (29.8)

114 (27.1)

46 (11.0)

112 (26.7)

23 (5.5)

Spring (n= 104)

11 (10.6)

34 (32.7)

17 (16.3)

34 (32.7)

8 (7.7)

Summer (n= 147)

24 (16.3)

31 (21.1)

23 (15.6)

61 (41.5)

8 (5.4)

Winter (n= 169)

90 (53.3)

49 (29.0)

6 (3.6)

17 (10.1)

7 (4.1)