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. 2019 Nov 6;25(11):1123–1132. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2018.0186

Table 5.

Device Usability During Study

  STUDY TIME PERIOD
USABILITY OF DEVICE ELEMENTS PREMODIFICATION MONTH, n (%) OBSERVATION MONTHS, n (%)
Percentage of visits used videoconferencing 23/23 (100) 46/46 (100)
 Videoconferencing IMAGE quality acceptable 23/23 (100) 46/46 (100)
 Videoconferencing SOUND quality acceptable 23/23 (100) 45/46 (97.8)
 Videoconferencing EASE OF USE acceptable 23/23 (100) 46/46 (100)
Percentage of visits used stethoscope 18/23 (78.2) 44/46 (98.0)
 Visits able to complete the examination using the stethoscope 18/18 (100) 42/44 (95.4)
 Stethoscope used for heart sounds 12/18 (66.7) 17/44 (38.6)
 Stethoscope used for breath sounds 18/18 (100) 44/44 (100)
 Stethoscope SOUND quality acceptable 18/18 (100) 43/44 (97.7)
Percentage of visits used thermometer 19/23 (82.6) 36/46 (78.0)
 Thermometer readings believable 19/19 (100) 34/36 (94.4)
Percentage of visits used camera 17/23 (73.9) 24/46 (52.0)
 Visits able to complete the examination using the camera 16/17 (94.1) 24/26 (92.3)
 Camera used for skin assessment 8/17 (47.0) 3/24 (12.5)
 Camera used for oropharyngeal examination 9/17 (52.9) 22/24 (91.7)
 Camera used for other (WOB assessment) 2/17 (11.8) 0/24 (0)
 Camera IMAGE quality: acceptable 17/17 (100) 24/26 (92.3)
Percentage of visits used otoscope 13/23 (56.5) 23/46 (50.0)
 Visits able to complete the examination using the otoscope 7/14 (50) 16/25 (64.0)
 Otoscope IMAGE quality acceptable 13/14 (92.8) 24/25 (96.0)

WOB, work of breathing.