Table 3.
Surveyed participants’ knowledge of telemedicine (N=1024).
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All participants, n (%) | Gender analysis | Rural analysis | ||||||||||||||||
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Men (n=504), n (%) | Women (n=520), n (%) | P value | No (n=756), n (%) | Yes (n=268), n (%) | P value | ||||||||||||
| Have you heard the term telemedicine before? | .78 |
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<.001 | ||||||||||||||||
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No | 286 (27.9) | 143 (28.4) | 143 (27.5) |
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184 (24.3) | 102 (38.1) |
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Yes | 738 (72.1) | 361 (71.6) | 377 (72.5) |
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572 (75.7) | 166 (61.9) |
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| Have you seen a telemedicine process previously? | .47 |
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.01 | ||||||||||||||||
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No | 370 (36.1) | 188 (37.3) | 182 (35) |
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256 (33.9) | 114 (42.5) |
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Yes | 654 (63.9) | 316 (62.7) | 338 (65) |
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500 (66.1) | 154 (57.5) |
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| Does telemedicine reduce visit time? | .10 |
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<.001 | ||||||||||||||||
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No | 233 (22.8) | 126 (25) | 107 (20.6) |
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138 (18.3) | 95 (35.4) |
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Yes | 791 (77.3) | 378 (75) | 413 (79.4) |
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618 (81.7) | 173 (64.6) |
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| Does telemedicine reduce transportation costs? | .005 |
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<.001 | ||||||||||||||||
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No | 226 (22.1) | 130 (25.8) | 96 (18.5) |
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125 (16.5) | 101 (37.7) |
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Yes | 798 (77.9) | 374 (74.2) | 424 (81.5) |
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631 (83.5) | 167 (62.3) |
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| Have you ever used telemedicine services before? | .16 |
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.15 | ||||||||||||||||
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No | 405 (39.6) | 188 (37.3) | 217 (41.7) |
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289 (38.2) | 116 (43.3) |
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Yes | 619 (60.5) | 316 (62.7) | 303 (58.3) |
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467 (61.8) | 152 (56.7) |
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