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. 2020 Dec 9;12(12):e12004. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12004

Table 1. Responses to the Likert scale component of the questionnaire.

n = 392 Strongly disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly agree
Telemedicine is an effective tool for providing patient care. 15 30 102 160 85
Patients are satisfied with virtual consultations. 8 18 125 194 45
The legal aspects of telemedicine practice are clear. 38 109 150 85 10
Telemedicine is cost-effective. 11 31 94 179 77
There is good scientific evidence for the use of telemedicine. 9 39 179 132 33
Telemedicine shows good diagnostic concordance as compared to face-to-face consultations. 40 123 120 95 14
Telemedicine can reduce unnecessary outpatient visits. 6 12 31 156 187
Effectiveness of telemedicine depends on the specialty. 5 7 29 208 143
Telemedicine can be used to monitor chronic patients from home. 9 8 29 185 161
Which of the following do you think are barriers to the practice of telemedicine? [Physician resistance] 29 106 114 126 17
Which of the following do you think are barriers to the practice of telemedicine? [Patient resistance] 18 62 128 161 23
Which of the following do you think are barriers to the practice of telemedicine? [Diagnostic reliability] 13 19 101 186 73
Which of the following do you think are barriers to the practice of telemedicine? [Cultural aspects] 21 53 109 178 31
Which of the following do you think are barriers to the practice of telemedicine? [Technological limitations] 25 39 67 183 78
The use of telemedicine will decrease after the COVID-19 pandemic is over. 50 68 67 175 32