Table 2. Methods and platform use for virtual visits by respondents characteristics.
| Participants use phone calls N = 199 (99.5%) N (%) | Participants use video visits N = 134 (%) N (%) | Participants use secure messaging N = 83 (%) N (%) | Participants use text N = 37 (%) N (%) | EMR integrated N = 92 (45%) N (%) | Non- EMR integrated N = 152 (76%) N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | ||||||
| FP | 162 (99.4%) | 105 (64.4%) | 73 (44.8%) | 33 (20.2%) | 78 (47.9%) | 120 (73.6%) |
| NP | 37 (100%) | 29 (78.4%) | 10 (27.0%) | 4 (10.8%) | 14 (37.8%) | 32 (86.5%) |
| P value | 0.851 | 0.073 | 0.035 | 0.134 | 0.496 | 0.098 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 68 (100.0%) | 44 (64.7%) | 29 (42.6%) | 15 (22.1%) | 35 (51.5%) | 52 (76.5%) |
| Female | 106 (100.0%) | 73 (70.2%) | 46 (44.2%) | 16 (15.4%) | 52 (50.5%) | 80 (76.9%) |
| P value | 0.451 | 0.876 | 0.266 | 0.877 | 0.945 | |
| Years of Practice | ||||||
| ≤15 y | 82 (100.0%) | 53 (64.6%) | 35 (42.7%) | 9 (11.0%) | 36 (43.9%) | 67(81.7%) |
| >15 y | 97 (100.0%) | 67 (69.1%) | 41 (42.3%) | 24 (24.7%) | 54 (55.7%) | 70 (72.2%) |
| P value | 0.623 | 0.955 | 0.021 | 0.135 | 0.133 | |
| Practice Geography | ||||||
| Urban | 125(100.0%) | 85(66.9%) | 56(44.1%) | 25(19.7%) | 70 (55.1%) | 94 (74.0%) |
| Rural | 51(100.0%) | 34 (66.7%) | 20 (39.2%) | 7 (13.7%) | 20 (39.2%) | 42 (82.4%) |
| P value | 0.973 | 0.617 | 0.396 | 0.065 | 0.236 | |
| EMR use | ||||||
| ≤5 y | 69 (100.0%) | 47(68.1%) | 19(27.5%) | 10(14.5%) | 37(53.6%) | 56(81.2%) |
| >5 y | 105(100.0%) | 70(66.7%) | 56(53.3%) | 18(17.1%) | 52(49.5%) | 77(73.3%) |
| P value | 0.870 | 0.001 | 0.679 | 0.597 | 0.234 | |
| Practice size | ||||||
| Solo | 28 (100.0%) | 14 (50.0%) | 11 (39.3%) | 5 (17.9%) | 12 (42.9%) | 18 (64.3%) |
| Small group | 32 (100.0%) | 18(56.3%) | 11(34.4%) | 9(28.1%) | 17(53.1%) | 23(71.9%) |
| Medium | 76 (100.0%) | 54 (71.1%) | 30 (39.5%) | 14 (18.4%) | 36 (47.4%) | 60 (78.9%) |
| Large group | 35 (100.0%) | 27 (77.1%) | 21 (60.0%) | 4 (11.4%) | 22 (62.9%) | 29 (82.9%) |
| P value | 0.061 | 0.130 | 0.376 | 0.366 | 0.299 | |
| Comfort level with EMR | ||||||
| Novice | 7 (100.0%) | 2 b (28.6%) | 2 (28.6%) | 2 (28.6%) | 3 (42.9%) | 6 (85.7%) |
| Average | 97 (100.0%) | 61 a (64.9%) | 35 (37.2%) | 16 (17.0%) | 44 (46.8%) | 71 (75.5%) |
| Expert | 73 (100.0%) | 55 a (75.3%) | 39 (53.4%) | 13 (17.8%) | 43 (58.9%) | 55(75.3%) |
| P value | 0.027 | 0.080 | 0.739 | 0.268 | 0.824 | |
| Comfort level with technology | ||||||
| Novice | 6 (100.0%) | 3 (50.0%) | 2 (33.3%) | 3 (50.0%) | 2 a (33.3%) | 6 (100.0%) |
| Average | 115 (100.0%) | 72 (62.1%) | 43 (37.1%) | 22 (19.0%) | 50 b (43.1%) | 86 (74.1%) |
| Expert | 63 (100.0%) | 47 (78.3%) | 32 (53.3%) | 8 (13.3%) | 38 b (63.3%) | 48 (80.0%) |
| P value | 0.062 | 0.106 | 0.078 | 0.028 | 0.269 |
*Significant difference using Post hoc analysis using Bonferroni correction was accepted at p <0.0125. Different letters between groups = Significant difference; same letters between group = Non-significant difference.