Table 5.
New Patients (n = 64), Mean ± SD | Returning Patients (n = 246), Mean ± SD | Δ Mean | 95% Confidence Interval | P Value | |
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Overall, how satisfied were you with your telemedicine visit? | 6.28 ± 1.31 | 6.39 ± 1.22 | –0.11 | –0.40 to 0.18 | 0.461 |
How easy was it to talk with the telemedicine provider? | 6.51 ± 1.12 | 6.51 ± 1.25 | –0.004 | –0.28 to 0.27 | 0.975 |
How much did the telemedicine provider seem to care about you as a person? | 6.67 ± 0.91 | 6.76 ± 0.75 | –0.09 | –0.28 to 0.10 | 0.325 |
Did you feel relaxed or tense during the telemedicine session? | 6.47 ± 1.16 | 6.24 ± 1.41 | 0.22 | –0.08 to 0.53 | 0.148 |
Do you think your telemedicine visit improves your medical care? | 5.39 ± 1.96 | 5.71 ± 1.58 | –0.33 | –0.72 to 0.07 | 0.110 |
Do you think your telemedicine visit was as good as a regular in-person visit? | 4.51 ± 2.16 | 4.63 ± 2.07 | –0.12 | –0.60 to 0.36 | 0.624 |
How well did the telemedicine visit equipment work today? | 6.16 ± 1.54 | 6.05 ± 1.58 | 0.11 | –0.24 to 0.47 | 0.530 |
Would you want to use telemedicine again? | 5.48 ± 1.96 | 5.68 ± 1.89 | –0.20 | –0.64 to 0.24 | 0.380 |
P < 0.05 was considered significant.
SD, standard deviation.