Table 2.
Usability of virtual visits: Telehealth Usability Questionnaire responses by caregivers and trans youth 1.
| Caregiver Filled the Survey n = 59 |
Youth Filled the Survey n = 28 |
p-Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Range | Mean | SD | Range | ||
| Usefulness | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1–4 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 1–4 | 0.12 |
| A virtual visit improves my access to healthcare services | 3.3 | 0.8 | 1–4 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1–4 | 0.04 * |
| A virtual visit saves me time traveling to a hospital or specialist clinic | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1–4 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 2–4 | 0.9 |
| A virtual visit provides for my healthcare needs | 3.7 | 0.6 | 2–4 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 2–4 | 0.18 |
| Ease of Use and Learnability | 3.6 | 0.5 | 1–4 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 1–4 | 0.34 |
| It was simple to use the virtual system | 3.7 | 0.6 | 1–4 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 2–4 | 0.12 |
| It was easy to learn to use the virtual system | 3.7 | 0.5 | 2–4 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 2–4 | 0.96 |
| I could become productive quickly using the virtual system | 3.5 | 0.7 | 2–4 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 1–4 | 0.31 |
| Interface Quality | 3.4 | 0.6 | 1–4 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 1–4 | 0.05 |
| The way I interact with the virtual system is pleasant | 3.3 | 0.8 | 1–4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1–4 | 0.16 |
| I like using the virtual system | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1–4 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 1–4 | 0.02 * |
| The virtual system is simple and easy to understand | 3.6 | 0.6 | 2–4 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 1–4 | 0.47 |
| This virtual system is able to do everything I would want it to do | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1–4 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 1–4 | 0.05 |
| Interaction Quality | 3.6 | 0.6 | 1–4 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 1–4 | 0.04 * |
| I could easily talk to the clinician using the virtual system | 3.7 | 0.6 | 2–4 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 2–4 | 0.1 |
| I could hear the clinician clearly using the virtual system | 3.7 | 0.6 | 2–4 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 3–4 | 0.63 |
| I felt I was able to express myself effectively using the virtual system | 3.6 | 0.7 | 2–4 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 2–4 | 0.02 * |
| I could see the clinician as well as if we met in person | 3.3 | 0.9 | 1–4 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1–4 | 0.02 * |
| Reliability | 2.9 | 0.8 | 1–4 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1–4 | 0.07 |
| Visits provided this way are the same as in-person visits | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1–4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1–4 | 0.0006 * |
| I was able to recover easily and quickly, if I made a mistake using the virtual system | 3.4 | 0.8 | 1–4 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 2–4 | 0.37 |
| The virtual system gave me error messages that clearly told me how to fix problems | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1–4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 2–4 | 0.96 |
| Satisfaction and Future Use | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1–4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 1–4 | 0.007 * |
| I felt comfortable communicating with the clinician during the virtual visit | 3.6 | 0.7 | 2–4 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 2–4 | 0.001 * |
| The virtual visit was an acceptable way to receive healthcare services | 3.3 | 0.8 | 1–4 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 1–4 | 0.01 * |
| I would use these services again | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1–4 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1–4 | 0.0004 * |
| Overall, I am satisfied with this type of visit | 3.4 | 0.5 | 1–4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 1–4 | 0.005 * |
| Overall usability | 3.4 | 0.8 | 1–4 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 1–4 | 0.01 * |
1 Likert scale answers: 1 = not at all, 2 = partly, 3 = quite a bit, 4 = completely; * p < 0.05.