Table 4.

Comparison of attitudes toward telemedicine between members of 3 clusters.

Item	Cluster								K-W testa: P value			C-I testb
	C1 (n=19)		C2 (n=21)		C3 (n=13)						C1 vs C2			C1 vs C3		C2 vs C3
	Mean (SD)	Median (IQR)	Mean (SD)	Median (IQR)	Mean (SD)	Median (IQR)				P value			P value		P value
How do you rate your own knowledge of telemedicine?	3.53 (0.96)	4 (3-4)	3.48 (0.81)	3 (3-4)	4.00 (0.82)	4 (3-5)	.12c			.11			.14		.12
How often do you use telemedicine?	3.53 (1.02)	4 (3-4)	3.33 (1.15)	3 (2-4)	4.38 (0.96)	5 (4-5)	.02			.31			.02		.0096
Would you like to use telemedicine more often?	4.47 (0.77)	5 (4-5)	3.52 (1.03)	4 (3-4)	4.62 (0.87)	5 (5-5)	<.001			<.001			.21		<.001
Does anything prevent you from using telemedicine? (reverse coding)	2.74 (1.41)	2 (2-3.5)	2.48 (1.17)	2 (2-3)	3.15 (1.28)	4 (2-4)	.22			.20			.17		.21
How do you assess the need for relevant training on telemedicine among colleagues?	4.37 (0.60)	4 (4-5)	3.14 (0.85)	3 (3-4)	4.23 (0.60)	4 (4-5)	<.001			<.001			.09		<.001
How do you assess the willingness of colleagues to undergo further training on the subject of telemedicine?	3.32 (1.06)	4 (2.5-4)	2.86 (0.85)	3 (2-3)	3.38 (0.96)	4 (3-4)	.21			.17			,20		.23
How high is your own willingness to participate in training courses on telemedicine?	4.26 (0.93)	5 (4-5)	3.05 (0.86)	3 (3-4)	4.15 (0.69)	4 (4-5)	<.001			<.001			.08		<.001
Would you be willing to (financially) invest in the application of telemedicine in your everyday care routine	3.79 (0.63)	4 (3-4)	3.00 (0.89)	3 (2-4)	3.92 (0.86)	4 (3-5)	.008			.007			.07		.009
Do you use telemedicine applications (privately) for your own health?	4.32 (0.75)	4 (4-5)	2.10 (1.04)	2 (1-2)	1.69 (0.85)	2 (1-2)	<.001			<.001			<.001		.09

^aK-W test: Kruskal-Wallis-test; P values displayed.

^bC-I test: Conover-Iman test with Holm correction; P values displayed.

^cNS: Not significant.