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. 2019 Jul 11;25(7):551–559. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2018.0145

Table 2.

Medical History of Patients Who Enrolled in ClickWell Care from January 1, 2015 to September 30, 2015

  OVERALL IN-PERSON ONLY SOME VIRTUALa VIRTUAL ONLYa  
IN-PERSON FIRST VIRTUAL FIRST
N %b N % N % N % N % pc
Total patients 1,207 100. 559 100. 310 100. 124 100. 214 100.  
SHCA Health Risk Assessment survey items (n missing)
 Self-perception of health (n = 130)
  Excellent 312 25.8 141 25.2 65 21 36 29 70 32.7 0.647
  Very good 452 37.4 210 37.6 130 41.9 40 32.3 72 33.6
  Good 288 23.8 130 23.3 81 26.1 35 28.2 42 19.6
  Fair 23 1.9 12 2.1 5 1.6 3 2.4 3 1.4
  Poor 2 0.2 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0.5
 Preference for in-persond (n = 230)
  Always 134 11.1 69 12.3 41 13.2 8 6.5 16 7.5 <0.001
  Very frequently 241 20 118 21.1 69 22.3 23 18.5 31 14.5
  Occasionally 494 40.9 223 39.9 124 40.0 54 43.5 93 43.5
  Rarely 106 8.8 39 7.0 22 7.1 12 9.7 33 15.4
  Never 2 0.2 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0.5
 Preference for phone contacte (n = 225)
  Always 139 11.5 67 12 38 12.3 9 7.3 25 11.7 0.434
  Very frequently 274 22.7 114 20.4 77 24.8 38 30.6 45 21
  Occasionally 455 37.7 216 38.6 113 36.5 45 36.3 81 37.9
  Rarely 97 8 50 8.9 21 6.8 5 4 21 9.8
  Never 17 1.4 6 1.1 7 2.3 1 0.8 3 1.4
 Preference for video chate (n = 227)
  Always 59 4.9 23 4.1 18 5.8 5 4 13 6.1 0.007
  Very frequently 145 12 55 9.8 37 11.9 22 17.7 31 14.5
  Occasionally 458 37.9 202 36.1 122 39.4 43 34.7 91 42.5
  Rarely 173 14.3 100 17.9 38 12.3 17 13.7 18 8.4
  Never 145 12 71 12.7 41 13.2 11 8.9 22 10.3
 Preference for email contact (n = 226)
  Always 234 19.4 106 19 53 17.1 21 16.9 54 25.2 0.422
  Very frequently 297 24.6 123 22 87 28.1 35 28.2 52 24.3
  Occasionally 385 31.9 190 34 100 32.3 38 30.6 57 26.6
  Rarely 46 3.8 27 4.8 7 2.3 4 3.2 8 3.7
  Never 19 1.6 6 1.1 9 2.9 1 0.8 3 1.4
 Health Risk Score (n = 132)
  0 208 17.2 108 19.3 40 12.9 22 17.7 38 17.8 0.368
  1–2 602 49.8 278 49.7 163 52.6 62 50.0 99 46.3
  3–4 214 17.7 85 15.2 64 20.6 24 19.4 41 19.2
  5+ 51 4.2 22 3.9 14 4.5 5 4.0 10 4.7
Wellness coaching sessionsa
 None 967 80.1 475 85.0 226 72.9 97 78.2 169 79.0 0.003
 1–2 sessions 122 10.1 41 7.3 42 13.5 16 12.9 23 10.7
 3+ sessions 118 9.8 43 7.7 42 13.5 11 8.9 22 10.3
Conditions ever diagnosed within VPC
 General medical examination 263 21.8 127 22.7 66 21.3 28 22.6 42 19.6 0.810
 Spinal disorders 74 6.1 35 6.3 23 7.4 9 7.3 7 3.3 0.238
 Arthropathies and related disorders 79 6.5 26 4.7 19 6.1 7 5.6 27 12.6 0.001
 Acute upper respiratory infections excluding pharyngitis 80 6.6 39 7.0 21 6.8 7 5.6 13 6.1 0.936
 Rheumatism excluding back 67 5.6 32 5.7 21 6.8 5 4.0 9 4.2 0.532
 Essential hypertension 30 2.5 15 2.7 5 1.6 2 1.6 8 3.7 0.455
 Disorders of lipoid metabolism 40 3.3 20 3.6 12 3.9 4 3.2 4 1.9 0.607
 Acquired hypothyroidism 25 2.1 16 2.9 4 1.3 1 0.8 4 1.9 0.393
 Acute pharyngitis 41 3.4 23 4.1 11 3.5 1 0.8 6 2.8 0.307
 Specific procedures and aftercare 31 2.6 17 3.0 3 1.0 4 3.2 7 3.3 0.167
a

“Virtual” and “Wellness Coaching” are limited to phone and video encounters.

b

Some patients did not complete all parts of the HRA survey, so column percents may not sum to 100. The first nonmissing response for each item was tabulated for patients with multiple HRA entries.

c

P-values were obtained via chi-square tests or Fisher's exact tests (“self-perception of health” and the five bottom diagnoses). Five-level ordinal covariates were first collapsed into three levels by combining the two levels above and below the middle category.

d

Kappa of 0.052 for agreement between self-reported preference of “Always” or “Very Frequently” for in-person contact and ever making in-person visit.

e

Kappa of 0.054 for agreement between self-reported preference of “Always” or “Very Frequently” for phone contact or video chat and ever making virtual visit.

HRA, health risk assessment; VPC, virtual primary care.