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Table 3 Physical impact on patients with deferred surgeries

From: Deferral of elective surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Palestinian patients: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Item

The physical impact of deferring surgery (%)

Pearson Chi-square (%)

Pearson Chi-Square P-value ≤ 0.05 is statistically significant

Mean score

Mean score p-value ≤ 0.05 is statistically significant

Coefficient

Coefficient p-value ≤ 0.05 is statistically significant

No effect

Affected

Age groups

15–30y

71.1

28.9

52.625

.000

1.2892

.000

.123

.001

31–45y

54.9

45.1

  

1.4513

   

46–60y

29.9

70.1

  

1.7014

   

 > 60y

22.4

77.6

  

1.7759

   

Gender

Female

48.0

52.0

2.090

.148

1.5198

.149

  

Male

40.8

59.2

  

1.5918

   

Hospital

Centre Hospital

38.4

61.6

5.596a

.061

1.6159

.061

  

North Hospital

43.3

56.7

  

1.5674

   

South Hospital

52.9

47.1

  

1.4706

   

Residence in West Bank

North

40.4

59.6

1.655

.437

1.5960

.439

  

Centre

46.5

53.5

  

1.5351

   

South

47.4

52.6

  

1.5263

   

Type of operation

Subspeciality surgery*

76.4

23.6

123.471

.000

1.2360

.000

.155

.900

Gynecology

52.6

47.4

  

1.4737

 

2.817

.066

Neurosurgery

4.7

95.3

  

1.9531

 

12.245

.000

Orthopedic

25.0

75.0

  

1.7500

 

9.506

.000

General Surgeries

73.2

26.8

  

1.2676

   

No. of comorbidities

None

53.8

46.2

25.712

.000

1.4625

.000

0.084

.934

One

33.3

66.7

  

1.6667

   

Two or more

23.3

76.7

  

1.7671

   

Covid-19 infection regarding the time of scheduled operation

Did not infected

37.8

62.2

2.402

.301

1.6224

.303

  

Infected at other time than surgery time

46.5

53.5

  

1.5185

   

Infected during surgery time

48.1

51.9

  

1.5348

   

The number of health services other than elective surgery which need by the participants

No services needed

50.4

49.6

17.929

.001

1.4964

.001

  

One service

37.3

62.7

  

1.6265

 

1.291

.180

Two services

19.2

80.8

  

1.8077

 

4.031

0.01

Three services

10.0

90.0

  

1.9000

 

6.673

.005

Four services

0.0

100.0

  

2.0000

   

Absence of work during the Pandemic

Go to work all the time

47.9

52.1

5.405

.144

1.5207

.145

  

1-month absence

46.6

53.4

  

1.5345

   

2-months absence

50.0

50.0

  

1.5000

   

Three or more months of absence

35.4

64.6

  

1.6460

   

The direct Cost impact of surgical deferral

Mild impact

63.7

36.3

38.712

.000

1.3628

.000

  

Moderate impact

43.0

57.0

  

1.5701

   

Severe impact

15.6

84.4

  

1.8438

   

Anxiety Level (HAAD score)

Normal

64.2

35.8

23.121

.000

1.3585

.000

  

Borderline

39.8

60.2

  

1.6018

   

Abnormal

35.8

64.2

  

1.6425

   

Depression level (HAAD score)

Normal

60.3

39.7

19.225

.000

1.3968

.000

  

Borderline

39.0

61.0

  

1.6104

   

Abnormal

34.7

65.3

  

1.6525

   
  1. Univariate and multivariate analysis of the physical impact on patients with deferred surgeries, Palestine, 2020–2021
  2. *Subspeciality surgeries include ENT, Ophthalmology, vascular, and maxillofacial surgeries
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