Table 3. Results derived from the Generic Short Patient Experiences Questionnaire (GS-PEQ).
| Question | Answering categories* | Telemonitoring group (n = 23) |
Hospital monitoring group (n = 23) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1† | 1 = Not at all; 2 = To a small extent; 3 = To a moderate extent; 4 = To a large extent; 5 = To a very large extent | 4 (1, 5) | 5 (2, 5) | 0.214 |
| Question 2† | 5 (4, 5) | 5 (3, 5) | 0.326 | |
| Question 3† | 4 (2, 5) | 5 (1, 5) | *0.046 | |
| Question 4† | 4 (3, 5) | 5 (3, 5) | 0.241 | |
| Question 5† | 3 (1, 5) | 3 (1, 5) | 0.091 | |
| Question 6† | 4 (3, 5) | 4 (3, 5) | 0.712 | |
| Question 7† | 5 (3, 5) | 5 (3, 5) | 0.362 | |
| Question 8† | 1 (1, 3) | 1 (1, 2) | 0.613 | |
| Question 9† | 1 (1, 2) | 1 (1, 5) | 0.492 | |
| Question 10† | 4 (1, 5) | 5 (3, 5) | 0.404 | |
| Question 11† | Number of kilometres | 65 (1, 500) | 40 (1, 300) | .183 |
| Question 12† | 1 = <1 hour; 2 = 1–2 hours; 3 = 2–3 hours; 4 = 3–4 hours; 5 = >4 hours | >4 (<1, >4) | 2–3 (<1, >4) | *.041 |
| Question 13‡ | 1 = Public transport | 8 (34.8) | 3 (13.0) | .323 |
| 2 = Own car | 0 | 1 (4.3) | ||
| 3 = Ambulance | 10 (43.5) | 10 (43.5) | ||
| 4 = Taxi | 1 (4.3) | 3 (13.0) | ||
| 5 = Other | 4 (17.4) | 6 (26.0) | ||
| Question 14‡ | 1 = Working | 1 (4.3) | 2 (8.7) | .229 |
| 2 = Unemployed | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 = Pensionist | 12 (52.2) | 8 (34.8) | ||
| 4 = Sick leave | 8 (34.8) | 13 (56.5) | ||
| 5 = Other | 2 (8.7) | 0 | ||
| Question 15‡ | Yes | 3 (13.0) | 6 (26.1) | .265 |
| No | 20 (87.0) | 17 (73.9) | ||
| Question 16‡ | 1 = Working | 2 (50.0) | 4 (57.1) | .368 |
| 2 = Unemployed | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 = Pensioner | 1 (25.0) | 3 (42.9) | ||
| 4 = Sick leave | 1 (25.0) | 0 | ||
| 5 = Other | 0 | 0 | ||
| Question 17‡ | Yes | 17 (73.9) | 15 (65.2) | .522 |
| No | 6 (26.1) | 8 (34.8) | ||
| Question 18† | 36.55 (0–33.25) | 22.10 (0–110.75) | .611 | |
| Question 19‡ | 1 = None | 19 (82.6) | 22 (95.6) | .200 |
| 2 = Once | 3 (13.0) | 0 | ||
| 3 = Twice | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 = More than 2 | 1 (4.4) | 1 (4.4) | ||
| Question 20‡ | 1 = None | 20 (87.0) | 22 (95.6) | .351 |
| 2 = Once | 2 (8.7) | 0 | ||
| 3 = Twice | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 = More than 2 | 1 (4.3) | 1 (4.4) |
*For questions 1–10, the following scoring was used: 1, not at all; 2, to a small extent; 3, to some extent; 4, to a large extent; and 5, to a very large extent.
†Data presented as median (min., max.).
‡Data presented as total number (percentage).