Table 4.
Distribution of Healthcare Providers Regarding Their Actual Implementation of Telemedicine at Hospitals Adopting Telemedicine
| Characteristics of Healthcare Providers | Actual Implementation of Telemedicine at Hospitals Adopting Telemedicine (n = 144) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 48) | No (n = 96 | Chi-square | p-value | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |||
| Age in years | ||||||
| <30 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 75 | 2.31 | .314 |
| 30 to 50 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 67 | ||
| >50 | 8 | 47 | 9 | 53 | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 36 | 37 | 61 | 63 | 1.91 | .167 |
| Female | 12 | 26 | 35 | 74 | ||
| Nationality | ||||||
| Saudi | 26 | 35 | 49 | 65 | .125 | .723 |
| Non-Saudi | 22 | 32 | 47 | 68 | ||
| Profession | ||||||
| General physician | 4 | 19 | 17 | 81 | 17.9 | .000 |
| Specialist | 10 | 28 | 26 | 72 | ||
| Consultant | 27 | 56 | 21 | 44 | ||
| Othera | 7 | 18 | 32 | 82 | ||
| Years of experience | ||||||
| <10 | 12 | 20 | 49 | 80 | 9.44 | .009 |
| 10–20 | 21 | 40 | 31 | 60 | ||
| >20 | 15 | 48 | 16 | 52 | ||
a
Graduates in applied medical sciences, nurses, lab technicians, and medical students/interns.