Table 2.

Estonian (N=84) and Finnish (N=154) respondents’ experiences with interfering factors in dispensing cross-border electronic prescriptions (CBePs).

Interfering factors				Always, n (%)		Often, n (%)		Rarely, n (%)		Never, n (%)		P value
Problems with CBePs in terms of the availability of medication													<.001
	Estonian respondents		0 (0)		19 (22.6)		45 (53.6)		20 (23.8)
	Finnish respondents		0 (0)		10 (6.5)		44 (28.6)		100 (64.9)
Ambiguities or errors in CBePs													.003
		Estonian respondents	0 (0)		15 (17.9)		36 (42.9)		33 (39.3)
		Finnish respondents	8 (5.2)		17 (11)		41 (26.6)		88 (57.1)
Technical problems in the CBeP system													<.001
		Estonian respondents	0 (0)		21 (25)		27 (32.1)		36 (42.9)
		Finnish respondents	7 (4.5)		35 (22.7)		20 (13)		92 (59.7)