TABLE 2.
Mean overall primary care physician (PCP) score and proportion of PCPs who agree with self-efficacy, attitude, and perceived norms statements about telemedicine use
| Each outcome scored on a Likert Scale from 1–7, (strongly disagree [1]-strongly agree [7]; 4 is neutral) | Mean overall score (Score ± SD) | % agree overall (score 5–7) |
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| Self-efficacy outcomes; (I am confident that I can:) | ||
| Engage older adults in a high quality telemedicine visit (n = 171) | 5.3 ± 1.4 | 79.8 |
| Engage older adults in a high-quality urgent care visit via telemedicine (n = 171) | 4.8 ± 1.5 | 60.7 |
| Diagnose a new medical problem in older adults via telemedicine (n = 171) | 4.7 ± 1.3 | 57.7 |
| Manage chronic medical problems in older adults via telemedicine (n = 171) | 5.3 ± 1.3 | 80.9 |
| Use telephone to provide care to older adults (n = 171) | 4.8 ± 1.5 | 62.5 |
| Use video to provide care to older adults (n = 171) | 5.2 ± 1.4 | 78.6 |
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| Attitude outcomes: | ||
| High quality primary care may be delivered to older adults via telemedicine (n = 176) | 5.5 ± 1.4 | 83.1 |
| The quality of telemedicine visit is equivalent to an in person visit for older adults (n = 176) | 3.4 ± 1.5 | 26.1 |
| Quality of care delivered through telephone is equivalent to that of video visit for older adults (n = 172) | 3.2 ± 1.6 | 24.5 |
| Quality of care delivered through telephone is equivalent to that of video regardless of patient age (n = 173) | 3.1 ± 1.7 | 23.3 |
| Video provides adequate visualization to diagnose new medical problems (n = 173) | 3.8 ± 1.6 | 40.1 |
| I am satisfied with the quality of care provided by telemedicine for older adults (n = 165) | 4.7 ± 1.5 | 64.8 |
| I am pleased with providing telemedicine for older adults (n = 164) | 5.8 ± 1.4 | 84.5 |
| I enjoy providing telemedicine as much as in person care for older adults (n = 165) | 3.7 ± 1.8 | 32.7 |
| I prefer to provide primary care in person rather than via telemedicine for older adults (n = 165) | 5.2 ± 1.5 | 73.8 |
| I prefer to provide primary care in person rather than via telemedicine regardless of patient age (n = 165) | 5.0 ± 1.5 | 66.0 |
| Telemedicine with adults 65+ is more challenging than with adults <65 years old (n = 172) | 4.9 ± 1.5 | 74.8 |
| Telemedicine with adults 75+ is more challenging than with adults <75 years old (n = 173) | 5.3 ± 1.6 | 81.9 |
| I am worried that Telemedicine will add to workload after the pandemic (n = 164) | 3.4 ± 1.7 | 24.8 |
| Reimbursement for Telemedicine should continue to be the same as in person visits post-pandemic (n = 163) | 6.1 ± 1.4 | 88.1 |
| Telemedicine helps adults ≥65 avoid delays in care (n = 165) | 5.9 ± 1.2 | 89.5 |
| I intend to continue to use telemedicine to provide care for older adults even after the pandemic (n = 163) | 5.7 ± 1.4 | 86.9 |