Table 5.

Questionnaire for Medical Staff Regarding Telephone-Based Telemedicine

PARAMETERS	VARIABLES	DOCTORS (n = 55), n (%)	NURSES (n = 100), n (%)	p	TOTAL (n = 155), %
Perception
I know the purpose of telemedicine	Yes	54 (98.2)	98 (98.0)	1.000	98.1
	No	1 (1.8)	2 (2.0)		1.9
I understand advantages and disadvantages of telemedicine	Yes	54 (98.2)	98 (98.0)	1.000	98.1
	No	1 (1.8)	2 (2.0)		1.9
Safety
I can check patients' condition through telemedicine as in-person visits	Yes	8 (14.5)	14 (14.0)	0.926	14.2
	No	47 (85.5)	86 (86.0)		85.8
Emergent situation hardly ever happens although I cannot see patients	Yes	22 (40.0)	30 (30.0)	0.207	33.5
	No	33 (60.0)	70 (70.0)		66.5
I can explain patients' medical conditions well enough as in-person visits	Yes	4 (7.3)	9 (9.0)	1.000	8.4
	No	51 (92.7)	91 (91.0)		91.6
I think patients can understand their condition during telemedicine as in-person visits	Yes	8 (14.5)	17 (17.0)	0.691	16.1
	No	47 (85.5)	83 (83.0)		83.9
Satisfaction
Telemedicine is convenient to use compared with the in-person visits	Yes	21 (38.2)	30 (30.0)	0.300	32.9
	No	34 (61.8)	70 (70.0)		67.1
Overall, I am satisfied with this telemedicine system	Yes	29 (52.7)	48 (48.0)	0.573	49.7
	No	26 (47.3)	52 (52.0)		50.3
I would use telemedicine services again	Yes	18 (32.7)	37 (37.0)	0.595	35.5
	No	37 (67.3)	63 (63.0)		64.5
Necessity
Telemedicine is needed in emergent situations such as COVID-19	Yes	44 (80.0)	89 (89.0)	0.124	85.8
	No	11 (20.0)	11 (11.0)		14.2
Telemedicine is needed regardless of emergent situations such as COVID-19	Yes	13 (23.6)	30 (30.0)	0.397	27.7
	No	42 (76.4)	70 (70.0)		72.3
Telemedicine can replace partially in-person visits	Yes	24 (43.6)	52 (52.0)	0.319	49.0
	No	31 (56.4)	48 (48.0)		51.0