Table 1.

Patient opinion about the differences between online and face to face consultation.

Variable		(n = 183)
		N	%
Patient’s Satisfaction	Both equal	56	30.6
	Online more than face to face	40	21.8
	Face to face more than online	87	47.5
Cost	Both equal	51	27.9
	Online more than face to face	42	22.9
	Face to face more than online	90	49.2
Trust diagnosis	Both equal	74	40.4
	Online more than face to face	8	4.4
	Face to face more than online	101	55.2
Trust treatment	Both equal	93	50.8
	Online more than face to face	5	2.7
	Face to face more than online	85	46.5
Telling symptoms easily	Both equal	66	36.1
	Online more than face to face	54	29.5
	Face to face more than online	63	34.4
Doctor care	Both equal	89	48.6
	Online more than face to face	10	5.5
	Face to face more than online	84	45.9
Patient concentration	Both equal	93	50.8
	Online more than face to face	40	21.8
	Face to face more than online	50	27.3
Doctor concentration	Both equal	110	60.1
	Online more than face to face	12	6.6
	Face to face more than online	61	33.3
Feeling of security and privacy	Both equal	86	47.0
	Online more than face to face	34	18.6
	Face to face more than online	63	34.4
Online advantages	Avoiding embarrassment and stigma attached to psychological clinics.	88	57.5
	Avoiding COVID-19 infection	108	59.1
	Saving money for travelling and transportation	87	47.5
	Saving time for travelling, transportation and waiting at the clinic.	129	70.5
Face to face advantages	Taking a handwritten prescription	53	29
	Feeling of more security associated with the privacy of personal information.	76	41.5
	Feeling that the doctor can diagnose accurately	102	55.7
	Feeling direct contact between the doctor and the patient	154	84.2
After the end of COVID-19 pandemic you will prefer	Both of them	45	24.6
	Online	42	23
	Face to face in clinic	96	52.4