Table 2.
Patients’ sociodemographic data, online habits (equipment and daily screen time), means of travel, and ease with the telemedicine
| Variable | Ease with telemedicine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Overall, N = 114 | No, N = 55 | Yes, N = 59 | p-value | |
| Sex, n (%) | 114 | 0.58 | |||
| Female | 55 (48) | 28 (51) | 27 (46) | ||
| Male | 59 (52) | 27 (49) | 32 (54) | ||
| Age, Median (IQR) | 114 | 73 (65–79) | 76 (70–82) | 69 (58–74) | < 0.001 |
| Live alone, n (%) | 114 | 0.17 | |||
| No | 93 (82) | 42 (76) | 51 (86) | ||
| Yes | 21 (18) | 13 (24) | 8 (14) | ||
| Child, n (%) | 114 | 0.67 | |||
| No | 14 (12) | 6 (11) | 8 (14) | ||
| Yes | 100 (88) | 49 (89) | 51 (86) | ||
| Number of dependent children, n (%) | 102 | 0.007 | |||
| 0 | 81 (79) | 42 (88) | 39 (72) | ||
| 1 | 8 (7.8) | 4 (8.3) | 4 (7.4) | ||
| 2 | 10 (9.8) | 0 (0) | 10 (19) | ||
| 3 | 2 (2.0) | 1 (2.1) | 1 (1.9) | ||
| 4 | 1 (1.0) | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0) | ||
| Unknown | 12 | 7 | 5 | ||
| Household income (€), n (%) | 109 | 0.65 | |||
| No household income | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.9) | ||
| 380–609 | 2 (1.8) | 1 (1.8) | 1 (1.9) | ||
| 610–759 | 2 (1.8) | 1 (1.8) | 1 (1.9) | ||
| 760–1069 | 2 (1.8) | 1 (1.8) | 1 (1.9) | ||
| 1070–1369 | 8 (7.3) | 6 (11) | 2 (3.7) | ||
| 1370–1829 | 11 (10) | 7 (13) | 4 (7.4) | ||
| 1830–2289 | 15 (14) | 6 (11) | 9 (17) | ||
| 2290–3049 | 13 (12) | 5 (9.1) | 8 (15) | ||
| 3050–4569 | 18 (17) | 7 (13) | 11 (20) | ||
| ≥ 4570 | 3 (2.8) | 1 (1.8) | 2 (3.7) | ||
| No answer | 34 (31) | 20 (36) | 14 (26) | ||
| Unknown | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Education level, n (%) | 111 | 0.023 | |||
| No diploma or school certificate | 41 (37) | 27 (51) | 14 (24) | ||
| Bachelor's degree | 29 (26) | 13 (25) | 16 (28) | ||
| 2 years of higher education after bachelor’s degree | 21 (19) | 6 (11) | 15 (26) | ||
| 3 years of higher education after bachelor’s degree | 6 (5.4) | 3 (5.7) | 3 (5.2) | ||
| More than 5 years of higher education after bachelor’s degree | 14 (13) | 4 (7.5) | 10 (17) | ||
| Unknown | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Professional situation, n (%) | 114 | < 0.001 | |||
| Work stoppage | 13 (11) | 3 (5.5) | 10 (17) | ||
| No stable employment (CDD, interim) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.7) | ||
| Part-time job | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.7) | ||
| Full-time job | 10 (8.8) | 0 (0) | 10 (17) | ||
| Retired | 85 (75) | 51 (93) | 34 (58) | ||
| Jobless | 4 (3.5) | 1 (1.8) | 3 (5.1) | ||
| Socio-professional category, n (%) | 114 | < 0.001 | |||
| Farmer, owner | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.7) | ||
| Other activities or jobless | 8 (7.0) | 2 (3.6) | 6 (10) | ||
| Managers and Professional | 9 (7.9) | 2 (3.6) | 7 (12) | ||
| Employee | 12 (11) | 1 (1.8) | 11 (19) | ||
| Retired | 84 (73.6) | 50 (91) | 34 (58) | ||
| Online equipment (smartphone, tablet or computer), n (%) | 114 | < 0.001 | |||
| No | 24 (21) | 22 (40) | 2 (3.4) | ||
| Yes | 90 (79) | 33 (60) | 57 (97) | ||
| Regularly use of smartphone, tablet, or computer, n (%) | 109 | < 0.001 | |||
| No | 39 (36) | 32 (64) | 7 (12) | ||
| Yes | 70 (64) | 18 (36) | 52 (88) | ||
| Unknown | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Travel time between home and hospital, n (%) | 113 | 0.091 | |||
| > 2 h | 8 (7.1) | 7 (13) | 1 (1.7) | ||
| Between 1 and 2 h | 36 (32) | 14 (26) | 22 (37) | ||
| Between 30 min and 1 h | 40 (35) | 21 (39) | 19 (32) | ||
| Less than 30 min | 29 (26) | 12 (22) | 17 (29) | ||
| Unknown | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||