Skip to main content
. 2022 Feb 18;24(2):e25597. doi: 10.2196/25597

Table 2.

Sociodemographic and health characteristics of the health care professionals (N=246).

Sociodemographic characteristics Health care professionals, n (%)
Age (years), mean (SD) 35.5 (10.3)
Sex

Female 155 (63)

Male 90 (36.6)

Other 1 (0.4)
Occupation

Medical doctor 183 (74.4)

Nurse 40 (16.3)

Pharmacist 8 (3.2)

Midwife 9 (3.7)

Other 6 (2.4)
Medical specialistsa

General practitioner 86 (47)

Psychiatrist 50 (27.3)

Cardiologist 7 (3.8)

Other medical specialistsb 40 (21.2)
Professional experience (years), mean (SD)

10.5 (10)
Has a chronic conditionc

Yes 28 (15.4)

No 218 (88.6)
Checking health settings recorded by the connected devices

Every day 11 (4.5)

Several times per week 25 (10.2)

Several times per month 16 (6.5)

Rarely 60 (24.4)

Never 133 (54)



Do not wish to answer 1 (0.4)
Assessment of patient medication adherence

Rarely 21 (8.5)





Depending on the patient and the medical situation 113 (46)









Systematically for each patient with long-term treatment and at each consultation 112 (45.5)
Agree to take a digital pill

Yes 39 (15.8)

No 166 (67.5)



Do not wish to answer 11 (4.5)

Missing data 30 (12.2)

an=183.

bFor clarity, we report the results for only the 3 most prevalent medical specialties. The other medical specialists were anesthetists, intensive care unit physicians, emergency physicians, child psychiatrists, surgeons, obstetricians-gynecologists, hematologists, neurologist, gastroenterologists, dermatologists, endocrinologists, oncologists, pneumologists, infectious diseases specialists, rheumatologists, nephrologists, pediatric care specialists, palliative care specialists.

cChronic condition was defined as at least 1 long-term treatment and 1 self-reported condition.