Table 1.

Profile of Healthcare Providers at Hospitals Adopting and Not Adopting Telemedicine

Characteristics of Healthcare Providers	Not Adopting Telemedicine (n = 252)		Adopting Telemedicine (n = 144)
	Number	%	Number	%
Gender
Male	143	57	97	67
Female	109	43	47	33
Age in years	Mean ± SD = 37 ± 11		Mean ± SD = 40 ± 9
<30	86	34	28	19
30–50	135	54	99	69
>50	31	12	17	12
Nationality
Saudi	132	52	75	52
Non-Saudi	120	48	69	48
Profession
General physician	65	26	21	15
Specialist	60	24	36	25
Consultant	51	20	48	33
Othera	76	30	39	27
Years of experience
<10	124	49	61	42
10–20	95	38	52	36
>20	33	13	31	22

^aGraduates in applied medical sciences, nurses, lab technicians, and medical students/interns.