Table 3.
Expectations to use telemedicine after the resolution of the COVID-19 pandemic.
| 95% CI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | N | M(SD) | Lower bound |
Upper bound |
| Provider specialty | ||||
| Mental health counselor | 48 | 3.81 (0.76) | 3.59 | 4.03 |
| Social worker | 23 | 2.65 (0.94) | 2.25 | 3.06 |
| Psychologist | 54 | 3.15 (1.14) | 2.84 | 3.46 |
| Psychiatrist | 36 | 3.33 (0.83) | 3.05 | 3.61 |
| Marriage and family therapist | 14 | 3.71 (0.61) | 3.36 | 4.07 |
| Type of practice | ||||
| Individual | 41 | 3.51 (0.93) | 3.22 | 3.80 |
| Small clinic | 24 | 3.50 (1.06) | 3.05 | 3.95 |
| Large healthcare organization | 86 | 3.26 (0.98) | 3.04 | 3.47 |
| Educational setting | 24 | 3.25 (1.03) | 2.81 | 3.69 |
| Geographic region served | ||||
| Rural | 22 | 3.82 (0.59) | 3.56 | 4.08 |
| Suburban/urban | 129 | 3.22 (1.00) | 3.04 | 3.39 |
| Both | 24 | 3.63 (1.06) | 3.18 | 4.07 |
| Health insurance reimbursement | ||||
| Public insurance | 102 | 3.21 (0.93) | 3.02 | 3.39 |
| Private Iisurance | 25 | 3.68 (0.99) | 3.27 | 4.09 |
| Self-payment | 28 | 3.82 (0.98) | 3.44 | 4.20 |
| Salary | 20 | 3.00 (1.03) | 2.52 | 3.48 |
COVID-19 = novel coronavirus disease; CI = confidence interval.