Table 1.

Multinomial logistic regression for telemedicine utilization for all March-April 2020 and July-August 2020 respondents (n = 275)^a

Outcomeb	Characteristic	Univariable		Multivariable
Ref = Yes		RR ratio (95% CI)	P value	RR ratio (95% CI)	P value
No, and I do not plan to use telemedicine	Female (vs not)	0.96 (0.51-1.82)	0.91
	Age (years)
	30-40	Ref		Ref
	40-50	1.65 (0.47-5.79)	0.44	0.96 (0.21-4.54)	0.96
	50-60	3.75 (1.18-11.94)	0.03	2.56 (0.65-10.05)	0.18
	60-70	2.06 (0.59-7.19)	0.26	1.96 (0.44-8.70)	0.38
	>70	1.35 (0.12-14.73)	0.81	1.16 (0.07-19.98)	0.92
	Practice regionc
	Northeast	Ref		Ref
	Midwest	0.87 (0.31-2.46)	0.79	1.67 (0.46-6.03)	0.43
	South	1.11 (0.51-2.39)	0.80	2.77 (1.03-7.47)	0.04
	West	0.26 (0.08-0.85)	0.03	0.32 (0.09-1.21)	0.09
	Practice type
	Private	1.99 (0.97-4.10)	0.06	2.31 (0.87-6.16)	0.09
	Academic	Ref		Ref
	Other	1.83 (0.56-6.04)	0.32	3.46 (0.74-16.06)	0.11
	Patient location
	% Primary state	1.02 (1.00-1.04)	0.08	1.08 (0.90-1.29)	0.43
	% Adjacent state	0.98 (0.96-1.01)	0.15	1.07 (0.88-1.29)	0.52
	% Other state	0.87 (0.76-1.00)	0.05	Omitted
	Pre-COVID average daily patient volume	1.02 (0.99-1.05)	0.24	1.02 (0.98-1.06)	0.42
	July vs March respondents	8.66 (3.81-19.70)	<0.001	11.59 (4.53-29.65)	<0.001
No, but I am making plans to use telemedicine	Female (vs not)	1.09 (0.61-1.95)	0.77
	Age (years)
	30-40	Ref		Ref
	40-50	0.73 (0.33-1.63)	0.45	0.79 (0.31-1.96)	0.61
	50-60	0.50 (0.22-1.15)	0.10	0.70 (0.26-1.86)	0.48
	60-70	0.46 (0.19-1.13)	0.09	0.50 (0.18-1.40)	0.19
	>70	0.60 (0.10-3.44)	0.57	0.45 (0.06-3.15)	0.42
	Practice regionc
	Northeast	Ref		Ref
	Midwest	2.63 (1.06-6.53)	0.04	2.20 (0.78-6.19)	0.14
	South	1.44 (0.65-3.23)	0.37	0.99 (0.40-2.44)	0.98
	West	1.06 (0.43-2.60)	0.91	0.93 (0.34-2.55)	0.89
	Practice type
	Private	0.81 (0.45-1.47)	0.49	0.86 (0.41-1.83)	0.70
	Academic	Ref		Ref
	Other	0.46 (0.12-1.74)	0.25	0.47 (0.11-2.01)	0.31
	Patient location
	% Primary state	0.99 (0.98-1.00)	0.14	1.03 (0.96-1.11)	0.38
	% Adjacent state	1.01 (1.00-1.02)	0.10	1.04 (0.97-1.13)	0.28
	% Other state	0.99 (0.93-1.04)	0.66	Omitted
	Pre-COVID average daily patient volume	0.98 (0.96-1.02)	0.33	0.97 (0.94-1.01)	0.15
	July vs March respondents	0.05 (0.01-0.21)	<0.001	0.05 (0.01-0.20)	<0.001

CI, confidence interval; RR, relative risk.

^aCovariates included at level P < 0.25.

^b“Unsure” excluded due to small cell sizes.

^cOther territories excluded due to small number (n = 2).