Table 4.
Description of the demographic and professional characteristics of the RDNs providing telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Age Groups | p-value | |||
| 20–39 yrs (n = 228) | 40–59 yrs (n = 167) | 60–75 yrs (n = 41) | ||
| Providing telenutrition (%) | 70 | 56 | 56 | 0.007 |
| Geographical provenance | ||||
| Northern Italy (n = 249) | Central Italy (n = 110) | Southern Italy (n = 77) | p-value | |
| Providing telenutrition (%) | 65 | 58 | 64 | 0.56 |
| Degree earned | p-value | |||
| Bachelor’s Degree/1st Level University Master’s Degree (n = 302) | Master’s Degree (n = 116) | 2nd Level University Master’s Degree/Academic Doctorate Degree (n = 18) | ||
| Providing telenutrition (%) | 59 | 72 | 72 | 0.019 |
| Experience as RDN | p-value | |||
| 0–20 yrs (n = 308) | 21–40 yrs (n = 116) | 41–50 yrs (n = 12) | ||
| Providing telenutrition (%) | 66 | 59 | 25 | 0.005 |