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cord-348658-fz5nfdf9	Weiner, Joseph A.	Learning from the past: did experience with previous epidemics help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 among spine surgeons worldwide?	2020-06-04		.txt	text/plain	5268	295	49	The current study addressed whether prior experience with disease epidemics among the spine surgeon community had an impact on preparedness and response toward COVID-19. The current study addresses the role of prior infectious disease outbreaks on the preparedness, response, and impact of COVID-19 on spine surgeons across the world. In total, 902 spine surgeons responded to the survey, representing 91 distinct countries and 7 global regions (Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and South America/Latin America Respondents overall reported a moderate to high level of concern regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, with a mean score of 3.7 ± 1.2 on a scale of one to five. Multivariate regression analysis, controlling for statistically significant demographic differences (geographic region, population, fellowship training, and practice breakdown), revealed that prior epidemic exposure was independently associated with an increase in respondents reporting personal health as a source of stress (OR 1.66; 95% CI 1.21-2.27; p = 0.0015), music as a coping strategy (OR 1.67; 95% CI 1.21-2.30; p < 0.001, and still performing elective spine surgery (OR 1.55; 95% CI 1.01-2.38; p = 0.0035).	./cache/cord-348658-fz5nfdf9.txt	./txt/cord-348658-fz5nfdf9.txt