Table 5.

Main regression results for the full sample with the dependent variable log (number of days).

Variable		Model 1a (baseline model), regression coefficient (SE)	P value	Model 2b (including culture), regression coefficient (SE)	P value	Model 3c (interaction effects), regression coefficient (SE)	P value
General variable
	log (GDPd PPPe)	−0.130 (0.044)	.005	−0.08 (0.055)	.15	−0.061 (0.058)	.29
	Unemployment rate	−0.001 (0.006)	.84	−0.001 (0.007)	.87	0.004 (0.008)	.61
	log (population density)	−0.068 (0.047)	.16	−0.089 (0.064)	.17	−0.079 (0.066)	.24
	Percentage aged 60 or older	0.005 (0.005)	.30	0.01 (0.008)	.23	0.003 (0.008)	.71
	log (annual rainfall)	0.032 (0.063)	.62	−0.05 (0.104)	.63	−0.057 (0.105)	.59
	Annual temperature	0.010 (0.005)	.03	0.008 (0.007)	.21	0.006 (0.007)	.36
	Early lockdown	−0.096 (0.055)	.09	−0.118 (0.069)	.09	−0.118 (0.075)	.13
	Individualism	N/Af	N/A	−0.002 (0.002)	.46	−0.002 (0.002)	.46
	Uncertainty avoidance	N/A	N/A	−0.003 (0.002)	.17	−0.002 (0.002)	.26
Distancing-enabling ICTg infrastructure
	Credit card ownership rate	−0.0003 (0.002)	.88	−0.001 (0.002)	.56	0.0004 (0.002)	.88
	log (broadband speed)	−0.125 (0.113)	.27	−0.208 (0.140)	.14	−0.260 (0.146)	.08
Medical ICT infrastructure
	Telehealth policy (stated)	0.002 (0.066)	.98	0.009 (0.081)	.91	−0.328 (0.260)	.21
	Telehealth policy (implied)	0.001 (0.055)	.99	0.042 (0.071)	.56	−0.357 (0.183)	.06
	Government health websites	0.017 (0.061)	.78	0.047 (0.085)	.59	0.067 (0.117)	.57
	Training ICT health	0.055 (0.070)	.44	0.042 (0.091)	.65	−0.203 (0.128)	.12
	National EHRh	−0.029 (0.049)	.55	0.018 (0.062)	.77	0.038 (0.096)	.70
Interaction
	Telehealth policy (stated)×government health websites	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	−0.015 (0.183)	.94
	Telehealth policy (implied)×government health websites	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.02 (0.144)	.89
	Telehealth policy (stated)×training ICT health	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.415 (0.304)	.18
	Telehealth policy (implied)×training ICT health	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.506 (0.188)	.01
	Telehealth policy (stated)×national EHR	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	−0.013 (0.178)	.94
	Telehealth policy (implied)×national EHR	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	−0.107 (0.159)	.50
Constant		3.131 (0.520)	<.001	3.078 (0.690)	<.001	3.163 (0.723)	<.001

^aModel 1: 91 observations; R²=0.341; adjusted R²=0.219.

^bModel 2: 65 observations; R²=0.329; adjusted R²=0.105.

^cModel 3: 65 observations; R²=0.440; adjusted R²=0.146.

^dGDP: gross domestic product.

^ePPP: purchasing power parity.

^fN/A: not applicable.

^gICT: information and communications technology.

^hEHR: electronic health record.