Table 2.
Relationship between the type of consultation and the two other variables recorded.
| Type of teleconsultation | N | Has the online consultation avoided a face-to-face visit? n (%) | In the absence of a service like eConsulta, would the patient have had a face-to-face consultation? n (%) | |||||
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Yes | No | Not sure | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| Management of test results | 1433 | 1319 (92.04) | 71 (4.95) | 43 (3.00) | 1105 (77.11) | 323 (22.54) | 5 (0.35) | |
| Temporary disability management | 299 | 265 (88.6) | 27 (9.0) | 7 (2.3) | 217 (72.6) | 82 (27.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Management of visits/referrals | 536 | 397 (74.1) | 120 (22.4) | 19 (3.5) | 341 (63.6) | 187 (34.9) | 8 (1.5) | |
| Repeat prescriptions | 1301 | 1223 (94.00) | 50 (3.84) | 28 (2.15) | 988 (75.94) | 311 (23.90) | 2 (0.15) | |
| Medical enquiries | 762 | 586 (76.9) | 146 (19.2) | 30 (3.9) | 520 (68.24) | 226 (29.7) | 16 (2.1) | |
| Other | 834a | 468 (56.1) | 315 (37.8) | 51 (6.1) | 311 (37.3) | 488 (58.5) | 35 (4.2) | |
aAlthough the total N of the “Other” category was 1023, only 834 observations were classified into the subcategories for these two variables.