Table 1. GP registrars' self-reported confidence level when assessing joint complaints face-to-face versus remotely (n=312).
GP: general practitioner
| Variables | Responses, % (n) | P-value (face-to-face vs. remote) | |||||
| Joint being assessed | Consultation type | 1 (not at all confident) | 2 | 3 (neutral) | 4 | 5 (very confident) | |
| Ankle | Face-to-face | 1.28 (4) | 7.37 (23) | 28.53 (89) | 50.64 (158) | 12.18 (38) | <0.001 |
| Remote | 25.00 (78) | 36.22 (113) | 30.13 (94) | 7.69 (24) | 0.96 (3) | ||
| Knee | Face-to-face | 1.92 (6) | 4.49 (14) | 19.56 (61) | 52.24 (163) | 21.79 (68) | <0.001 |
| Remote | 20.83 (65) | 37.50 (117) | 28.53 (89) | 12.18 (38) | 0.96 (3) | ||
| Hip | Face-to-face | 1.60 (5) | 4.49 (14) | 19.55 (61) | 51.28 (160) | 23.08 (72) | <0.001 |
| Remote | 22.44 (70) | 37.50 (117) | 30.77 (96) | 8.33 (26) | 0.96 (3) | ||
| Spine | Face-to-face | 1.28 (4) | 4.48 (14) | 22.44 (70) | 48.08 (150) | 23.72 (74) | <0.001 |
| Remote | 20.83 (65) | 44.24 (138) | 26.60 (83) | 7.05 (22) | 1.28 (4) | ||
| Shoulder | Face-to-face | 1.28 (4) | 6.73 (21) | 23.08 (72) | 44.87 (140) | 24.04 (75) | <0.001 |
| Remote | 18.27 (57) | 41.67 (130) | 29.49 (92) | 8.97 (28) | 1.60 (5) | ||
| Hand | Face-to-face | 1.28 (4) | 6.73 (21) | 22.12 (69) | 46.47 (145) | 23.40 (73) | <0.001 |
| Remote | 18.59 (58) | 41.03 (128) | 29.81 (93) | 8.97 (28) | 1.60 (5) | ||