Table 4.
Adjusted multivariate analysis for the perceived quality of clinical consultations.
| Variables | Confidence in managing acute conditions | Confidence in managing chronic conditions and follow-up consultations | Ability to answer patient questions | Ability to provide patient health education | Perceived risk of misdiagnosis with telemedicine | ||||||||||||||||
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ORa (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | |||||||||||
| Modality (video vs audio consultations) | 1.62 (1.2-2.21) | .002 | 1.35 (0.88-2.08) | .17 | 1.6 (0.94-2.74) | .08 | 2.02 (1.19-3.41) | .009 | 0.81 (0.58-1.12) | .20 | |||||||||||
| Sex (male vs female) | 0.84 (0.61-1.16) | .29 | 0.76 (0.48-1.20) | .24 | 0.57 (0.32-1.02) | .06 | 0.48 (0.27-0.84) | .01 | 1.23 (0.87-1.74) | .25 | |||||||||||
| Age (years) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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40-49 vs <39 | 0.9 (0.6-1.36) | .62 | 1.16 (0.66-2.04) | .61 | 1.06 (0.52-2.13) | .88 | 1.66 (0.85-3.25) | .14 | 1.23 (0.8-1.89) | .35 | ||||||||||
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50-59 vs <39 | 0.95 (0.6-1.51) | .83 | 1.53 (0.79-2.94) | .20 | 1.49 (0.67-3.33) | .33 | 1.34 (0.65-2.76) | .44 | 1.11 (0.67-1.82) | .68 | ||||||||||
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≥60 vs <39 | 0.82 (0.46-1.44) | .49 | 1.7 (0.74-3.94) | .21 | 1.11 (0.43-2.92) | .83 | 2.17 (0.81-5.82) | .13 | 0.85 (0.47-1.54) | .60 | ||||||||||
| Specialty | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Surgical specialties vs internal medicine | 1.42 (0.83-2.41) | .20 | 1.06 (0.51-2.20) | .87 | 0.95 (0.41-2.19) | .90 | 1.42 (0.59-3.37) | .43 | 1.11 (0.62-1.99) | .71 | ||||||||||
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Family medicine vs internal medicine | 1.46 (0.92-2.32) | .11 | 1.38 (0.69-2.74) | .36 | 1.56 (0.61-3.95) | .35 | 1.26 (0.56-2.87) | .58 | 0.67 (0.42-1.09) | .10 | ||||||||||
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Others vs internal medicine | 1.52 (0.79-2.94) | .21 | 0.18 (0.09-0.37) | <.001 | 0.21 (0.09-0.49) | <.001 | 0.36 (0.16-0.84) | .02 | 0.54 (0.29-1.03) | .06 | ||||||||||
| Physician designation | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Resident vs general physician | 1.03 (0.33-3.19) | .96 | 0.74 (0.16-3.34) | .70 | 0.30 (0.06-1.47) | .14 | 0.66 (0.11-3.77) | .64 | 1.00 (0.31-3.23) | .99 | ||||||||||
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Specialist vs general physician | 1.34 (0.81-2.20) | .26 | 0.93 (0.46 -1.87) | .84 | 0.70 (0.28-1.74) | .45 | 0.67 (0.29-1.57) | .36 | 1.20 (0.72-2.00) | .48 | ||||||||||
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Consultant vs general physician | 0.99 (0.56-1.75) | .96 | 0.48 (0.22-1.06) | .07 | 0.49 (0.17-1.36) | .17 | 0.57 (0.21-1.51) | .26 | 1.18 (0.65-2.15) | .58 | ||||||||||
| Past experience with telemedicine | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Used few times vs never used | 1.31 (0.88-1.93) | .18 | 0.79 (0.48-1.33) | .38 | 1.36 (0.69-2.70) | .38 | 1.43 (0.74-2.77) | .29 | 0.46 (0.31-0.68) | <.001 | ||||||||||
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Used frequently vs never used | 2.12 (1.04-4.33) | .04 | 1.37 (0.46-4.10) | .57 | 3.65 (0.48-27.63) | .21 | 1.26 (0.36-4.41) | .71 | 0.45 (0.22-0.91) | .03 | ||||||||||
aOR: odds ratio.