Table 2.

Barriers to using eHealth, perceived by GPs (N=171).

Barriers		n (%)
Perceived barriers (N=171)
	Yes	136 (79.5)
	I do not know	27 (15.8)
	No	8 (4.7)
Type of barriers (N=136)
	The communication is not explicit enough, when contacting via the Internet	66 (48.5)
	Lack of financial fees for the time spent to implement eHealth	66 (48.5)
	Less efficient than contact by telephone or face-to-face contact	58 (42.6)
	Lack of time to delve into this	54 (39.7)
	Lack of sufficient safe systems	52 (38.2)
	Fear of criticism about privacy aspects	49 (36.0)
	Fear of increase in patients’ care demands	48 (35.3)
	Lack of clarity about laws and regulation regarding eHealth	46 (33.8)
	Doubts about the benefits for my general practice	46 (33.8)
	Lack of clarity about a good way to set up the system	40 (29.4)
	Fear that patients have higher expectations	38 (27.9)
	Lack of standards for the right set-up of systems	32 (23.5)
	Doubt about the benefits for patients	33 (24.2)
	Lack of knowledge and skills to apply eHealth in my general practice	32 (23.5)
	Lack of technical support	28 (20.6)
	Patients are unfamiliar with eHealth	24 (17.6)
	Resistance of employees in my general practice to expand the possibilities of eHealth	19 (13.9)
	Lack of opportunities for training	17 (12.5)
	No access to the right technique	14 (10.3)
	Patients’ resistance to expanding the possibilities for using eHealth	3 (2.2)