Table 1.
Demographic characteristics.
| Characteristics | Patients (n=1054), n (%) | ||||
| Sex | |||||
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Male | 448 (42.5) | |||
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Female | 606 (57.49) | |||
| Age (y) | |||||
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18-34 | 131 (12.43) | |||
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35-54 | 333 (31.59) | |||
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55-64 | 272 (25.81) | |||
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65-79 | 304 (28.84) | |||
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80-99 | 14 (1.33) | |||
| Educational level | |||||
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None | 5 (0.47) | |||
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Primary | 105 (9.96) | |||
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Secondary | 378 (35.86) | |||
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Higher and university | 468 (44.4) | |||
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Different | 29 (2.75) | |||
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Missing | 69 (6.55) | |||
| Self-rated health | |||||
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Excellent | 95 (9.01) | |||
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Very well | 167 (15.84) | |||
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Good | 466 (44.21) | |||
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Not so well | 255 (24.19) | |||
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Bad | 49 (4.65) | |||
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Missing | 22 (2.08) | |||
| Specialty | |||||
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Nonsurgical medical specialisms | 498 (47.24) | |||
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Cardiology | 33 (3.13) | ||
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Dermatology | 3 (0.28) | ||
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Gastroenterology | 16 (1.52) | ||
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Hematology | 40 (3.79) | ||
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Internal medicine | 66 (6.26) | ||
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Medical oncology | 121 (11.48) | ||
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Nephrology | 14 (1.33) | ||
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Neurology | 153 (14.52) | ||
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Pulmonary medicine | 25 (2.37) | ||
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Reproductive medicine | 25 (2.37) | ||
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Rheumatology | 2 (0.18) | ||
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Surgical specialties | 101 (9.58) | |||
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ENTa | 6 (0.57) | ||
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General surgeryb | 36 (3.41) | ||
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Gynecology | 9 (0.85) | ||
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Neurosurgery | 13 (1.23) | ||
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Obstetrics | 1 (0.09) | ||
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OMFc surgery | 1 (0.09) | ||
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Orthopedic surgery | 3 (0.28) | ||
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Plastic surgery | 8 (0.76) | ||
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Urology | 24 (2.27) | ||
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Other medical specialties | 455 (43.17) | |||
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Clinical genetics | 420 (39.85) | ||
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Psychiatry | 29 (2.75) | ||
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Radiology | 2 (0.18) | ||
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Radiotherapy | 4 (0.38) | ||
| Type of visit | |||||
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First visit—referred by primary care | 195 (18.5) | |||
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First visit—different health care professional | 270 (25.62) | |||
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First visit—second opinion | 15 (1.42) | |||
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Follow-up—known health care professional | 480 (45.54) | |||
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Follow-up—new health care professional | 71 (6.74) | |||
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Missing | 23 (2.18) | |||
| Follow-up after video consultation | |||||
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Follow-up visit at the outpatient clinic | 215 (20.39) | |||
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Follow-up video visit | 425 (40.32) | |||
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Additional medical examination | 174 (16.51) | |||
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Referred to the referring physician | 41 (3.89) | |||
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There is no follow-up needed | 126 (11.95) | |||
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I do not know | 61 (5.79) | |||
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Missing | 12 (1.14) | |||
aENT: ear, nose, and throat.
bIncludes trauma surgery, visceral surgery, surgical oncology, and vascular surgery.
cOMF: oral and maxillofacial surgery.