Table 1.
Answers to the survey organized according to age range
| Age, range in years | Number of patients (%a) | Availability of a personal computer (%) | Availability of a smartphone (%) | Availability of an internet access (%) | Availability of e-mail account (%) | Skills to direct upload of files in the personal computer (%) | Availability of external support for the upload of filesb (%) | Willing to do telemedicine visits (%) | Preferring to do telemedicine over in-person visits (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–35 | 28 (8%) | 28 (100%) | 28 (100%) | 28 (100%) | 28 (100%) | 28 (100%) | Not applicable | 28 (100%) | 24 (86%) |
| 36–50 | 50 (14%) | 42 (84%) | 46 (92%) | 48 (96%) | 46 (92%) | 46 (92%) | 2 (4%) | 44 (88%) | 34 (68%) |
| 51–60 | 80 (23%) | 66 (83%) | 70 (88%) | 76 (95%) | 70 (88%) | 54 (68%) | 22 (28%) | 76 (95%) | 66 (83%) |
| 61–70 | 74 (21%) | 42 (57%) | 62 (84%) | 62 (84%) | 58 (77%) | 24 (31%) | 40 (54%) | 54 (73%) | 36 (49%) |
| 71–80 | 108 (31%) | 44 (41%) | 60 (56%) | 66 (61%) | 62 (57%) | 22 (20%) | 58 (54%) | 68 (63%) | 52 (48%) |
| >80 | 10 (3%) | 2 (20%) | 2 (20%) | 2 (20%) | 4 (40%) | 0 (0) | 4 (40%) | 4 (40%) | 4 (40%) |
| All patients | 350 (100%) | 224 (64%) | 268 (76%) | 282 (80%) | 268 (76%) | 174 (49%) | 126 (36%) | 274 (78%) | 216 (62%) |
a
Percentage of the total. bQuestions only addressed to patients without skills to upload files from their personal computer. Percentages are expressed with respect to the numbers of patients in various groups, if not otherwise specified.