Table 5.

Adjusted multivariate analysis for perceived professional productivity.

Variables		Patient rapport rather than face-to-face consultations		Reduced overall consultation time rather than face-to-face consultations		Reduced overall documentation time rather than face-to-face consultations		Total number of consulted patients rather than face-to-face consultations
		ORa (95% CI)	P value	OR (95% CI)	P value	OR (95% CI)	P value	OR (95% CI)	P value
Modality (video vs audio consultation		1.07 (0.76-1.49)	.71	0.69 (0.51-0.93)	.02	0.48 (0.36-0.65)	<.001	0.66 (0.49-0.89)	.006
Sex (male vs female)		0.69 (0.48-0.99)	.04	1.00 (0.73-1.39)	.98	0.72 (0.52-1.00)	.05	0.60 (0.43-0.82)	.002
Age (years)
	40-49 vs <39	1.00 (0.64-1.56)	.99	0.75 (0.50-1.13)	.17	0.80 (0.53-1.20)	.28	0.81 (0.54-1.22)	.32
	50-59 vs <39	1.40 (0.84-2.32)	.20	1.15 (0.72-1.84)	.56	0.89 (0.56-1.43)	.64	1.10 (0.70-1.76)	.67
	≥60 vs <39	1.31 (0.70-2.44)	.39	1.25 (0.70-2.21)	.45	1.40 (0.78-2.53)	.26	1.26 (0.72-2.21)	.42
Specialty
	Surgical specialties vs internal medicine	2.03 (1.15-3.59)	.02	1.08 (0.64-1.81)	.78	0.94 (0.56-1.59)	.83	1.20 (0.73-1.97)	.48
	Family medicine vs internal medicine	0.93 (0.56-1.53)	.77	1.30 (0.83-2.03)	.26	1.34 (0.84-2.15)	.22	1.19 (0.75-1.89)	.46
	Others vs internal medicine	1.45 (0.74-2.84)	.27	0.74 (0.41-1.36)	.34	0.78 (0.42-1.44)	.43	1.22 (0.65-2.28)	.54
Physician designation
	Resident vs general physician	1.45 (0.46-4.63)	.53	0.97 (0.33-2.88)	.96	0.99 (0.3-3.25)	.98	0.76 (0.23-2.51)	.65
	Specialist vs general physician	0.85 (0.51-1.43)	.54	0.99 (0.61-1.60)	.97	1.11 (0.67-1.82)	.69	0.91 (0.56-1.48)	.70
	Consultant vs general physician	0.46 (0.25-0.86)	.02	0.61 (0.35-1.05)	.08	0.66 (0.37-1.17)	.16	0.59 (0.33-1.03)	.06
Past experience with telemedicine
	Used few times vs never used	1.46 (0.96-2.23)	.08	0.96 (0.66-1.41)	.85	0.96 (0.65-1.41)	.84	1.46 (0.99-2.14)	.05
	Used frequently vs never used	2.49 (1.26-4.90)	.008	1.72 (0.84-3.54)	.14	0.80 (0.41-1.57)	.52	2.81 (1.38-5.71)	.004

^aOR: odds ratio.