COVID-19 Poll Wave 2:

French GP Reaction

6-7 April 2020

About the poll

General practitioners are an essential line of defense within the healthcare system in the fight against COVID-19 in France as across the world. French GPs are the subject of this poll which has been conducted to research both the diagnoses and suspected infections they have confronted as part of their activity, as well as their morale while faced with current responsibilities. 

The study provides results according to the type of consultation (in-surgery, home visit, tele-consultation, and nursing home visits) and according to the severity level of the French regions. 

Key Results: April 7th 2020 

• 16% of GP consultations led to a suspected COVID-19 diagnosis.

• There are more suspected cases among tele-consultations (34%).

• GPs in the worst hit regions of France as of April 7th (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Grand-Est, Hauts-de-France, Ile-de-France), obviously stated a larger number of suspected COVID-19 cases (18% versus 13% in the other regions).

• Despite all of this, and including in the worst affected regions, 8 out of 10 surveyed GPs in France said they retained a good or very good level of morale.

Methodology

Information on 2541 medical interactions was collected from 117 general practitioners. The data collected are weighted according to the geographical distribution of GPs in France. The physicians completed a self-administered survey online between the evening of the 6th April and the evening of the 7th April to study a full day of activity.

Download the full report via the form on this page, and stay tuned for the bi-weekly results from this poll that will be published on our blog. This wave of results is currently only available in French, but subsequent results will be available in English.