Table 3.
Telemedicine-related characteristics of the patients included in the study (N=110).
| Variable | Total, n (%)a | Low satisfaction (n=26), n (%) | High satisfaction (n=84), n (%) | P value | ||
| Used telephone | 107 (98.2) | 26 (100) | 81 (97.6) | .42 | ||
| Number of stroke prevention clinic home-based teleconsultations | .74 | |||||
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Once only | 52 (47.3) | 13 (50) | 39 (46.4) |
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2-4 times | 50 (45.5) | 12 (46.2) | 38 (45.2) |
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≥5 times | 8 (7.3) | 1 (3.8) | 7 (8.3) |
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| Patient portal use before the COVID-19 pandemic | .71 | |||||
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Never | 94 (85.5) | 23 (92) | 71 (85.5) |
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1-2 times | 10 (9.1) | 2 (8) | 8 (9.6) |
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3-5 times | 3 (2.7) | 0 (0) | 3 (3.6) |
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>5 times | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.2) |
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| Telemedicine use before the COVID-19 pandemic | .35 | |||||
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Never | 92 (83.6) | 21 (80.8) | 71 (86.6) |
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1-2 times | 7 (6.4) | 2 (7.7) | 5 (6.1) |
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3-5 times | 6 (5.5) | 1 (3.8) | 5 (6.1) |
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>5 times | 3 (2.7) | 2 (7.7) | 1 (1.2) |
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| Previsit contact by the stroke prevention clinic (no) | 94 (85.5) | 24 (92.3) | 70 (85.4) | .36 | ||
| Owned digital equipment at home (yes) | 79 (71.8) | 19 (73.1) | 60 (72.3) | .94 | ||
aNote that the percentages are based on denominators that vary from the overall sample size of 110 owing to missing data.