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Table 3 Characteristics of health service utilization due to COVID-19

From: Analysis of health service utilization and influencing factors due to COVID-19 in Beijing: a large cross-sectional survey

Characteristic

Internet-based healthcare

In-person healthcare

n(%)

1950 (14.4)

11 637 (85.6)

Severity of symptoms [n(%)]

 

 Asymptomatic

198 (10.2)

399 (3.4)

 Mild

911 (46.7)

5797 (49.8)

 Moderate

784 (40.2)

4929 (42.4)

 Severe

57 (2.9)

512 (4.4)

Days to first healthcare seeking with symptoms [n(%)]

 

 Day 1

444 (22.8)

2111 (18.1)

 Day 2

460 (23.6)

2510 (21.6)

 Day 3

286 (14.7)

1657 (14.2)

 Day 4–5

127 (6.5)

866 (7.4)

 More than 5 days

168 (8.6)

2780 (23.9)

 Unclear

465 (23.8)

1713 (14.7)

Preferred type of medical institution [n(%)]

  

 Primary healthcare institution

N/A

6817 (58.6)

 First-level hospital

N/A

829 (7.1)

 Secondary hospital

N/A

981 (8.4)

 Tertiary hospital

N/A

3010 (25.9)

Choosing the nearest medical institution [n(%)]

  

 No

N/A

2076 (17.8)

 Yes

N/A

9561 (82.2)

Waiting time for medical treatment [n(%)]

  

 Within 15 min

849 (43.5)

3251 (27.9)

 15–30 min

452 (23.2)

3223 (27.7)

 30–60 min

257 (13.2)

2209 (19.0)

 1–2 h

177 (9.1)

1535 (13.2)

 2–4 h

78 (4.0)

763 (6.6)

 4–6 h

40 (2.1)

317 (2.7)

 More than 6 h

97 (5.0)

339 (2.9)

Require for hospitalization [n(%)]

  

 No

N/A

11 446 (98.4)

 Yes

N/A

191 (1.6)

Clinical classification [n(%)]

  

 Light

939 (48.15)

4623 (39.73)

 Regular

577 (29.59)

3421 (29.40)

 Severe

65 (3.33)

266 (2.29)

 Critical

9 (0.46)

53 (0.46)

 No clinical classification

360 (18.46)

3274 (28.13)

Improvement in symptoms after treatment [n(%)]

  

 Cured

750 (38.5)

2931 (25.2)

 Significantly improved

569 (29.2)

4152 (35.7)

 Slightly improved

464 (23.8)

3485 (29.9)

 Not improved

155 (7.9)

1038 (8.9)

 Worsened

12 (0.6)

31 (0.3)

Satisfaction with treatment services [n(%)]

  

 Not satisfied

142 (7.3)

187 (1.6)

 Not very satisfied

84 (4.3)

372 (3.2)

 Basically satisfied

599 (30.7)

2929 (25.2)

 Satisfied

520 (26.7)

3325 (28.6)

 Very satisfied

605 (31.0)

4824 (41.5)

  1. N/A not applicable. Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding