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. 2020 Nov 17;10(11):e043461. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043461

Table 4.

Satisfaction questionnaire

Severity of the epidemic in different areas Total χ2 P value
Mild Moderate Severe
First time using e-health 164 644 149 / 20.178 <0.001†
 No 27 (16.46) 168 (26.09) 16 (10.74) 211 (22.05)
 Yes 137 (83.54) 476 (73.91) 133 (89.26) 746 (77.95)
Degree of trouble shooting 164 644 149 / 23.274 0.001†
 Completely solved 124 (75.61) 521 (80.90) 98 (65.77) 743 (77.64)
 Largely solved 34 (20.73) 115 (17.86) 42 (28.19) 191 (19.96)
 Barely solved 4 (2.44) 6 (0.93) 6 (4.03) 16 (1.67)
 Not solved at all 2 (1.22) 2 (0.31) 3 (2.01) 7 (0.73)
Degree of satisfaction with e-health 164 644 149 / 22.015 0.005†
 Completely satisfaction 109 (66.46) 438 (68.01) 82 (55.03) 629 (65.73)
 Mostly satisfied satisfaction 43 (26.22) 175 (27.17) 49 (32.89) 267 (27.90)
 Neutral attitude 11 (6.71) 25 (3.88) 14 (9.40) 50 (5.22)
 Mostly satisfied dissatisfaction 1 (0.61) 0 (0.00) 2 (1.34) 3 (0.31)
 Completely dissatisfaction 0 (0.00) 6 (0.93) 2 (1.34) 8 (0.84)
Choice (during COVID-19) 164 644 149 / 1.147 0.563
 E-health 145 (88.41) 576 (89.44) 137 (91.95) 858 (89.66)
 Outpatient 19 (11.59) 68 (10.56) 12 (8.05) 99 (10.34)
 Choice (after COVID-19) 164 644 149 / 11.145 0.004†
 E-health 85 (51.83) 244 (37.89) 66 (44.30) 395 (41.27)
 Outpatient 79 (48.17) 400 (62.11) 83 (55.70) 562 (58.73)
Convenience of the e-health‡ 395 1613 351 / 6.821 0.556
 Time -saving 124 (75.61) 535 (83.07) 106 (71.14) 765 (79.94)
 Risk-reduction§ 127 (77.44) 534 (82.92) 128 (85.91) 789 (82.45)
 Cost-saving 71 (43.29) 268 (41.61) 55 (36.91) 394 (41.17)
 Feeling more relaxed 64 (39.02) 258 (40.06) 59 (39.60) 381 (39.81)
 Others 9 (5.49) 18 (2.80) 3 (2.01) 30 (3.13)
Needs for e-health‡ 285 1087 248 / 14.474 0.070
 Online video 67 (23.51) 198 (18.22) 50 (20.16) 315 (32.92)
 Physician’s replay within a defined time 52 (18.25) 173 (15.92) 45 (18.15) 270 (28.21)
 Automatic referral to appropriate obstetricians 83 (29.12) 370 (34.04) 96 (38.71) 549 (57.37)
 Management of maternal medical condition 79 (27.72) 318 (29.25) 53 (21.37) 450 (47.02)
 Others¶ 4 (1.40) 28 (2.58) 4 (1.61) 36 (3.76)

Note: Data are n (%).

*P<0.05.

†P<0.01.

‡M: multiple choice allowed.

§Risk-reduction: risk-reduction of being infected with COVID-19 by avoiding extra exposure.

¶Others: remote fetal heart monitoring, electronic prescription, or online pharmacies.