Table 2 Overview of clinician sample characteristics
Current position(s) | Specialty/training | Years of practice | Experience with patients with COVID-19 |
|---|---|---|---|
Assistant professor and attending physician at an academic medical center | Pulmonary and critical care | 8–9 | Treats patients in person and remotely, hospitalized and non-hospitalized, pre- and post-diagnosis |
Attending physician in infectious diseases at an urban federally qualified health center | Internal medicine | 10 | Treats patients in person and remotely. Sees patients with and without symptoms (patients are screened at the door to the clinic), approximately 10 COVID-19–positive patients per week |
Infectious disease department | Infectious disease | Not stated | Treats only hospitalized patients (all patients with COVID-19 are hospitalized in Korea) |
Pulmonary critical care physician at a community teaching hospital and director of the sleep center | Pulmonary critical care, internal medicine, and sleep medicine | 16 | Treats patients who have had COVID-19 in the past, but are not recovering (e.g., retained shortness of breath or cough). Sees 4–5 patients in the office per week. Generally performs second-line treatment only |
Fellow internist, private practitioner at a community hospital, and internal medicine director of a rehab hospital | Internal medicine | 25 | Treats 50/50 hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients. Sees approximately 4–5 people per week who are concerned about COVID-19. Conducts visits remotely and in person |