Table 2.
Population data.
| Study population (N = 100) | Total |
|---|---|
| Consultation time (minutes) | 9 [2–21] |
| Age (years) | |
| < 40 | 28 (28.0%) |
| 40–60 | 38 (38.0%) |
| > 60 | 34 (34.0%) |
| Gender: number (percentage) | |
| Male | 40 (40.0%) |
| Female | 60 (60.0%) |
| Occupational status | |
| Working | 58 (58.0%) |
| Not working (retired, etc.) | 42 (42.0%) |
| Situation during pandemic | |
| Traveling to work | 17 (17.0%) |
| Shielded (inc. telework) | 83 (83.0%) |
| Home-hospital distance (km) | |
| < 25 | 53 (53.0%) |
| 25–100 | 30 (30.0%) |
| > 100 | 17 (17.0%) |
| Consultation field | |
| Otology | 45 (45.0%) |
| Otoneurosurgery | 22 (22.0%) |
| Rhinology | 11 (11.0%) |
| Pharyngolaryngeal | 22 (22.0%) |
| Reason for teleconsultation | |
| First consultation | 9 (9.0%) |
| Clinical follow-up | 28 (28.0%) |
| Postoperative follow-up | 45 (45.0%) |
| Imaging results | 11 (11.0%) |
| Peripheral facial palsy follow-up | 7 (7.0%) |
| Symptoms suggesting COVID-19 | |
| Yes | 2 (2.0%) |
| No | 98 (98.0%) |
| Outcome of teleconsultation (Q15) | |
| Face-to-face consultation | 45 (45.0%) |
| New teleconsultation | 50 (50.0%) |
| No further consultation | 5 (5.0%) |
Results are reported as frequency (percentage) for categoric variables, and as mean [range] for the quantitative variable.