Table 1.
Patient survey results of rating of quality of medical care (10 point Likert Scale)
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Comparisons of VC vs TC |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean | Median | Min | Max | p value* | |
|
Rating of Primary Care Physician | ||||||
|
Virtual consult (VC) |
127 |
8.69 |
9 |
0 |
10 |
0.99 |
|
Traditional consult (TC) |
138 |
8.69 |
9 |
4 |
10 |
|
|
Rating of Medical care | ||||||
|
Virtual consult (VC) |
128 |
8.67 |
9 |
0 |
10 |
0.51 |
|
Traditional consult (TC) |
139 |
8.55 |
9 |
3 |
10 |
|
|
Rating of Specialist Recommendations | ||||||
|
Virtual consult (VC) |
41 |
8.71 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
0.63 |
| Traditional consult (TC) | 65 | 8.51 | 9 | 1 | 10 | |
* p values linear models with a random effect to adjust for patient clustering within physicians.
Total patient survey respondents, N = 267, however not all respondents answered all the questions so respondent numbers vary depending on the survey question.