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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Nov 5.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Med Inform. 2021 Sep 27;156:104595. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2021.104595

Table 3.

Participants’ ratings on telemedicine support for OR, eOR (N=324).

Self-reported ratings (1 = extremely comfortable, 5 = extremely uncomfortable) Median (IQR)
Level of comfort with the use of the eOR 2 (1–2)
Level of comfort with familiar doctors and nurses running the eOR during surgery 2 (1–2)
Level of comfort with unfamiliar doctors and nurses within the same hospital running the eOR during surgery? 2 (1–3)
Level of comfort with unfamiliar doctors and nurses within a different hospital or health system in the US running the eOR during surgery? 2 (2–3)
Level of comfort with unfamiliar doctors and nurses within a hospital or health system in another country running the eOR during surgery? 3 (2–4)
Self-reported ratings (1 = extremely likely, 5 = extremely unlikely) Median (IQR)
Likelihood for using remote eOR tracking during surgery 2 (1–2)
Likelihood that the use of the eOR would improve surgery outcomes 2 (1–2)
Likelihood that the use of the eOR would worsen surgery outcomes 4 (2–5)
Likelihood that the use of the eOR would improve patient care quality 2 (1–2)
Likelihood that the use of the eOR would worsen patient care quality 4 (2–5)
Likelihood that the use of the eOR would improve patient safety 2 (1–2)
Likelihood that the use of the eOR would worsen patient safety 4 (2–5)
Self-reported ratings (1 = not at all concerned, 4 = extremely concerned) Median (IQR)
Level of concern with eOR using your private health information 2 (1–3)
Level of concern that eOR will be a distraction to care teams in the operating room during surgery 2 (1–3)
Level of concern that care teams in the operating room would rely too much on eOR during surgery 2 (2–3)
Self-reported ratings (1 = strong understanding, 5 = no understanding) Median (IQR)
Level of understanding about eOR use and functions 2 (1–2)