Table 2 The percentages of the collected data about the economical aspect of the studied group of phoniatricians during the pandemic of COVID-19

Q9

Weekly average working time before the pandemic (Mid- March till present time)

▪ More than 25 h

45

▪ 20–25 h

22.5

▪ 10–19 h

17.5

▪ Less than 10 h

13.8

▪ Not working

1.3

Q10

Weekly average working time during the pandemic (Mid-March till present time)

▪ More than 25 h

1.3

▪ 20–25 h

3.8

▪ 10–19 h

17.5

▪ Less than 10 h

40

▪ Not working

37.5

Q11

The likelihood of the negative effect of the pandemic on practice

▪ A lot

82.5

▪ a little

16.3

▪ Not at all

1.3

Q12

Continuation of practice during COVID-19 pandemic

▪ Continued the same

3.8

▪ Closed

37.5

▪ Reduced to 50% of its power

21.3

▪ Reduced to urgent procedures/consultations

37.5

Q13

The relation between expenses & income during COVID-19 pandemic

▪ I keep the balance between my income & expenses

41.3

▪ My expenses exceed my income

56.3

▪ My income exceeds my expenses

2.5

Q14

The cause of increasing of expenses burden in the COVID-19 pandemic

▪ Protective personal equipment financial burden

10

▪ Internet usage

6.3

▪ Family issues

8.8

▪ Decreased income

17.5

▪ All of the above

50

▪ None of the above

7.5

Q15

Availability of PPEs

▪ Available

73.8

▪ Not available

26.3

Q16

Providing PPEs

▪ Provided by your organization

27.5

▪ You have to buy them at your expenses

72.5

Q17

The effect of the availability of the PPEs on clinical practice

▪ Yes

51.2

▪ No

10

▪ Sometimes

38.8

Q18

The price of the personal protective equipment during the pandemic

▪ Is the same

7.5

▪ Has increased to a large extent

92.5

Q19

PPEs used before the pandemic

▪ Gloves, masks, white coats

91.3

▪ Gloves, masks, gowns

2.5

▪ Gloves, masks, face shield & disposable gowns

6.3

Q20

The time of complete or partial closure of work

▪ Just when the danger of the pandemic was felt

50

▪ After the national quarantine was declared

50

Q21

Patients understanding of the motives beyond the closure or reduction

▪ Yes

58.8

▪ No

1.3

▪ Not all of them

40

Q22

Way of conduction of consultations for urgent conditions

▪ Through telephone

20

▪ Online consultation

18.8

▪ Face to face

11.3

▪ More than one of the above

31.3

▪ All of the above

18.8

Q23

The main source of financial income during the COVID-19 pandemic

▪ Online sessions

3.8

▪ Governmental salary

65

▪ Private Practice

5

▪ Other practices than Phoniatrics

7.5

▪ More than one of the above

18.8

Q24

Thinking about plan b & c to cover finances during the pandemic

▪ Yes

32.5

▪ No

35

▪ Did not find any idea to help

32.5

Q25

Thinking about career shift

▪ Yes

70

▪ No

30

Q26

Regaining of full practice after the national reopening in case of partial or complete closure of work

▪ Yes

86.3

▪ No

13.8

Q27

Safety measures from infection

▪ Body temperature measurement

▪ Asking about symptoms

▪ Usage of disinfectants

3.8

▪ Reducing number of cases

▪ Providing cases with masks & gloves

▪ More than one of the above

53.8

▪ All of the above

42.5

▪ None of the above

Q28

The likelihood of getting infection during phoniatric practice

▪ Yes

77.5

▪ No

2.5

▪ May be

20

Q29

Getting infected with coronavirus

▪ Yes, confirmed case

1.3

▪ Suspected case

16.3

▪ No

82.5

Q30

Place of remediation from COVID-19

▪ Home (isolation)

18.8

▪ Hospital

▪ Did not need

81.3

Q31

Covering the financial issues

▪ Medical insurance

7.5

▪ Own budget

92.5

Q32

Knowing colleagues in the field of Phoniatrics who were COVID-19 positive

▪ Yes

13.8

▪ No

86.3

Q33

Emotional effect of the pandemic

▪ Scared

12.5

▪ Frustrated

7.5

▪ Anxious

38.8

▪ Concerned

27.5

▪ None of the above

13.8

Q34

The pandemic effect on decision about continuing practice during the pandemic

▪ Yes

32.5

▪ No

67.5

Q35

The degree of the effect of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic

▪ Major degree

46.3

▪ Moderate degree

48.8

▪ Minor degree

5

Q36

The degree the pandemic will continue to affect daily practice

▪ Major degree

35

▪ Moderate degree

57.5

▪ Minor degree

7.5

Q37

The burden causes during the pandemic

▪ Being in quarantine

1.3

▪ Children care

6.3

▪ Health & being sick with coronavirus

6.3

▪ Financial issues

3.8

▪ Uncertainty about job

3.8

▪ Increasing conflicts with people around

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▪ More than one of the above

62.5

▪ All of the above

16

Q38

Spending time during quarantine

▪ The same routine as before

1.3

▪ Care of family

18.8

▪ Developing professionally

1.3

▪ Part time work

▪ Reading & searching about the corona news

1.3

▪ More than one of the above

77.5