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. 2024 Jan 22;26:e52085. doi: 10.2196/52085

Table 2.

Characteristics of the participating general practitioners (N=219).

Characteristic and category Values, n (%)
Gender

Man 97 (44.3)

Woman 122 (55.7)

Nonbinary 0 (0)

No Answer 0 (0)
Age (y)

<26 0 (0)

26-35 21 (9.6)

36-45 60 (27.4)

46-55 55 (25.1)

56-65 73 (33.3)

>65 10 (4.6)
Practice location size (number of inhabitants)

<5000 45 (20.5)

5000-20,000 67 (30.6)

20,001-100,000 44 (20.1)

100,001-500,000 28 (12.8)

>500,000 35 (16)
Professional experience (y)

<1 0 (0)

1-5 20 (9.1)

6-10 35 (16)

11-20 59 (26.9)

21-30 60 (27.4)

>30 45 (20.5)
Patient population

Only privately health-insured 0 (0)

Only statutory health-insured 0 (0)

Both 219 (100)
Practice type

Single practice 102 (46.5)

Practice sharing 12 (5.5)

Group practice 93 (42.5)

Practice clinic 0 (0)

Practice network 0 (0)

Medical care center 12 (5.5)

Collaborative laboratory 0 (0)
Current use of digital health solutions

Never 18 (8.2)

Less than once per month 48 (21)

Monthly 24 (11)

Weekly 32 (14.6)

Daily 99 (45.2)
Expected future use of digital health solutions

Very unlikely 10 (4.6)

Rather unlikely 30 (13.7)

Neither unlikely nor likely 15 (6.8)

Rather likely 48 (21.9)

Very likely 116 (53)
Perceived digital affinity of medical assistants

Not at all digitally savvy 3 (1.4)

Rather not digitally savvy 43 (19.6)

Neither not digitally savvy nor digitally savvy 55 (25.1)

Rather digitally savvy 93 (42.5)

Very digitally savvy 25 (11.4)