Table 2.
OVERALL | IN-PERSON ONLY | SOME VIRTUALa | VIRTUAL ONLYa | ||||||||
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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 |
“Virtual” and “Wellness Coaching” are limited to phone and video encounters.
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.
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.
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.
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.