Table 2 Perceived obligation to provide care as well as concerns about the contagion and scarcity of PPE. (Doctors < 70 years old)

Questions concerning the whole pandemic period thus far, March 2020 to December 2020

Do you agree that physicians have an obligation to expose themselves to the risk of infection when necessary to provide healthcare?

11.9 (10.3–13.5)

25.9 (23.7–28.1)

46.5 (44.0–49.0)

13.7 (12.0–15.4)

2.0 (1.3–2.7)

1508

Do you agree that physicians have an obligation to provide healthcare even if the employer cannot provide sufficient PPE

25.5 (23.3–27.7)

29.3 (27.0–31.6)

34.4 (32.0–36.8)

7.6 (6.3–8.9)

3.1 (2.2–4.0)

1504

Have you been concerned about infecting patients with COVID-19?

15.7 (13.9–17.5)

32.4 (30.0–34.8)

29.4 (27.1–31.7)

13.4 (11.7–15.1)

9.0 (7.6–10.4)

1505

Have you been concerned about being infected yourself with COVID-19?

11.5 (9.9–13.1)

38.5 (36,0–41.0)

35.3 (32.9–37.7)

12.5 (10.8–14.2)

2.3 (1.5–3.1)

1508

Have you been concerned about infecting your family members with COVID-19?

7.4

(6.1–8.7)

25.9

(23.7–28.1)

35.7

(33.3–38.1)

28.5

(26.2–30.8)

2.5

(1.7–3.3)

1508

Scarcity of PPE

  Questions concerning the first part of the pandemic (March to May 2020)

To what degree did you experience a scarcity of PPE?

11.8 (10.2–13.4)

22.6 (20.5–24.7)

32.6 (30.2–35.0)

22.2 (20.1–24.3)

10.8 (9.2–12.4)

1505

To what degree did you experience that a scarcity of PPE led to sub-optimal treatment of patients?

34.4 (32.0–36.8)

30.4 (28.1–32.7)

16.6 (14.7–18.5)

4.6 (3.5–5.7)

14.7 (12.9–16.5)

1505

To what degree did you experience that a scarcity of PPE led to increased risk for patients?

34.8 (32,4–37,2)

30.1 (27.8–32.4)

16.4 (14.5–18.3)

4.4 (3.4–5.4)

14.1 (12.3–15.8)

1505

To what degree did you experience that a scarcity of PPE led to increased risk for personnel?

24.4 (22.2–26.6)

25.4 (23.7–28.1)

24.7 (23.2–26.6)

13.3 (11.6–15.0)

12.2 (10.5–13.9)

1505