Table 2.
Characteristics of the participating general practitioners (N=219).
| Characteristic and category | Values, n (%) | |
| Gender | ||
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Man | 97 (44.3) |
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Woman | 122 (55.7) |
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Nonbinary | 0 (0) |
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No Answer | 0 (0) |
| Age (y) | ||
|
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<26 | 0 (0) |
|
|
26-35 | 21 (9.6) |
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|
36-45 | 60 (27.4) |
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|
46-55 | 55 (25.1) |
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|
56-65 | 73 (33.3) |
|
|
>65 | 10 (4.6) |
| Practice location size (number of inhabitants) | ||
|
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<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) |
|
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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 | ||
|
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Only privately health-insured | 0 (0) |
|
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Only statutory health-insured | 0 (0) |
|
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Both | 219 (100) |
| Practice type | ||
|
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Single practice | 102 (46.5) |
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Practice sharing | 12 (5.5) |
|
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Group practice | 93 (42.5) |
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Practice clinic | 0 (0) |
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Practice network | 0 (0) |
|
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Medical care center | 12 (5.5) |
|
|
Collaborative laboratory | 0 (0) |
| Current use of digital health solutions | ||
|
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Never | 18 (8.2) |
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Less than once per month | 48 (21) |
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Monthly | 24 (11) |
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Weekly | 32 (14.6) |
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Daily | 99 (45.2) |
| Expected future use of digital health solutions | ||
|
|
Very unlikely | 10 (4.6) |
|
|
Rather unlikely | 30 (13.7) |
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Neither unlikely nor likely | 15 (6.8) |
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Rather likely | 48 (21.9) |
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Very likely | 116 (53) |
| Perceived digital affinity of medical assistants | ||
|
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Not at all digitally savvy | 3 (1.4) |
|
|
Rather not digitally savvy | 43 (19.6) |
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Neither not digitally savvy nor digitally savvy | 55 (25.1) |
|
|
Rather digitally savvy | 93 (42.5) |
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Very digitally savvy | 25 (11.4) |