Table 2.

Telemedicine: knowledge and use.

Question and responses			Rheumatologists, n (%)a		General practitioners, n (%)a		P value		Total, n (%)a
How do you rate your own knowledge of telemedicine?
	Total	47 (100)		429 (100)		.14		476 (100)
	1 (very good)	1 (2)		19 (4.4)				20 (4.2)
	2 (good)	8 (17)		34 (7.9)				42 (8.8)
	3 (satisfactory)	9 (19)		56 (13.1)				65 (13.7)
	4 (unsatisfactory)	9 (19)		110 (25.6)				119 (25.0)
	5 (poor)	16 (34)		138 (32.2)				154 (32.4)
	6 (very poor)	4 (9)		72 (16.8)				76 (16.0)
Do you use telemedicine?
	Total	47 (100)		433 (100)		.15		480 (100)
	Yes	16 (34)		106 (24.5)				122 (25.4)
	No	31 (66)		327 (75.5)				358 (74.6)
Would you like to use telemedicine?
	Total	46 (100)		421 (100)		.45		467 (100)
	Yes	31 (67)		260 (61.8)				291 (62.3)
	No	15 (33)		161 (38.2)				176 (37.7)
Does anything prevent you from using telemedicine?
	Total	30 (100)		260 (100)		.26		290 (100)
	Yes	25 (83)		234 (90.0)				259 (89.3)
	No	5 (17)		26 (10.0)				31 (10.7)
What prevents you from using telemedicine? (multiple selections possible)
	Total	31 (100)		261 (100)				292 (100)
	Purchase of technology equipment	16 (52)		166 (63.6)		.19		182 (62.3)
	Administration	21 (68)		160 (61.3)		.49		181 (62.0)
	Poor reimbursement	21 (68)		135 (51.7)		.09		156 (53.4)
	Data security	15 (48)		120 (46.0)		.80		135 (46.2)
	Lack of participation by colleagues	8 (26)		89 (34.1)		.35		97 (33.2)
	Technical comprehension of patients	12 (39)		84 (32.3)		.47		96 (32.9)
	Poor internet connection	5 (16)		52 (19.9)		.61		57 (19.5)

^aPercentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding or where multiple selections were possible.