Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of doctors by use of eConsulta.
| Demographic | Total (N=2451) | User (n=1269) | Nonuser (n=1182) | P value | ||||
| Sex, n (%) | <.001 | |||||||
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Female | 1660 (67.70) | 798 (62.90) | 862 (72.90) | ||||
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Male | 752 (30.70) | 439 (34.60) | 313 (26.50) | ||||
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Missing | 39 (1.59) | 32 (2.52) | 7 (0.59) | ||||
| Age, n (%) | <.001 | |||||||
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28-34 years | 134 (5.47) | 91 (7.17) | 43 (3.64) | ||||
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35-44 years | 654 (26.70) | 326 (25.70) | 328 (27.70) | ||||
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45-54 years | 774 (31.60) | 319 (25.10) | 455 (38.50) | ||||
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55-66 years | 850 (34.70) | 501 (39.50) | 349 (29.50) | ||||
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Missing | 39 (1.59) | 32 (2.52) | 7 (0.59) | ||||
| Type PCTa, n (%) | <.001 | |||||||
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0R (Rural) | 227 (9.26) | 145 (11.40) | 82 (6.94) | ||||
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1R (Semirural) | 144 (5.88) | 90 (7.09) | 54 (4.57) | ||||
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2R (Semiurban) | 270 (11.00) | 170 (13.40) | 100 (8.46) | ||||
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4U (Urban, very low socioeconomic level) | 455 (18.60) | 233 (18.40) | 222 (18.80) | ||||
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3U (Urban, low socioeconomic level) | 474 (19.30) | 246 (19.40) | 228 (19.30) | ||||
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2U (Urban, high socioeconomic level) | 353 (14.40) | 183 (14.40) | 170 (14.40) | ||||
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1U (Urban, very high socioeconomic level) | 528 (21.50) | 202 (15.90) | 326 (27.60) | ||||
| Type PCT, n (%) | <.001 | |||||||
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Rural | 641 (26.20) | 405 (31.90) | 236 (20.00) | ||||
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Urban | 1810 (73.80) | 864 (68.10) | 946 (80.00) | ||||
| Adults seen, mean (SD) | 1102 (229) | 1111 (231) | 1093 (226) | .06 | ||||
| Age quota, mean (SD) | 50.1 (3.82) | 49.9 (3.62) | 50.3 (4.01) | .03 | ||||
| Quota for patients aged over 65 years (%), mean (SD) | 23.6 (7.91) | 23.2 (7.44) | 24.1 (8.37) | .006 | ||||
| Patients with PHFb activated (%), mean (SD) | 5.49 (2.85) | 4.62 (2.31) | 6.41 (3.08) | <.001 | ||||
| Teaching in 2017, n (%) | <.001 | |||||||
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No | 2090 (85.30) | 1123 (88.50) | 967 (81.80) | ||||
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Yes | 361 (14.70) | 146 (11.50) | 215 (18.20) | ||||
| QoCc score - December 2017, mean (SD) | 762 (100) | 749 (108) | 775 (89.1) | <.001 | ||||
| QoC score - December 2017 categorized, n (%) | <.001 | |||||||
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0-20 | 459 (18.70) | 302 (23.80) | 157 (13.30) | ||||
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20-80 | 1497 (61.10) | 734 (57.80) | 763 (64.60) | ||||
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80-100 | 495 (20.20) | 233 (18.40) | 262 (22.20) | ||||
| PPQSd score - December 2017, mean (SD) | 62.1 (18.4) | 60.7 (18.6) | 63.5 (18.1) | <.001 | ||||
| PPQS score - December 2017 categorized, n (%) | <.001 | |||||||
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0-20 | 396 (16.20) | 213 (16.80) | 183 (15.50) | ||||
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20-80 | 1364 (55.70) | 672 (53.00) | 692 (58.50) | ||||
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80-100 | 477 (19.50) | 203 (16.00) | 274 (23.20) | ||||
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Missing | 214 (8.73) | 181 (14.30) | 33 (2.79) | ||||
| Replies in less than 5 days (%), mean (SD) | 67.5 (28.60) | 75.1 (29.80) | 65.9 (28.10) | <.001 | ||||
| Accessibility in 48 hours (%), mean (SD) | 31.1 (23.50) | 31.7 (25.10) | 30.5 (21.60) | .23 | ||||
| Accessibility in 5 days (%), mean (SD) | 50.3 (27.80) | 48.8 (28.80) | 51.9 (26.60) | .006 | ||||
| Accessibility in 10 days (%), mean (SD) | 74.2 (23.70) | 71.5 (25.10) | 77.1 (21.80) | <.001 | ||||
aPCT: primary care team.
bPHF: personal health folder.
cQoC: quality of care.
dPPQS: pharmacy prescription quality standard.