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. 2022 Mar 25;12(4):529. doi: 10.3390/jpm12040529

Table 4.

Perceptions of participants who evaluated the role and relevance (usefulness, advantages, and limitations) of Telecare-Covid.

Problems/Difficulties Encountered REACT-Teleconsultation n = 117
n (%)
Telecare-Covid n = 28
n (%)
All Physicians Non-Physician/Non-Nurse Health Care Professionals Nurses Other p-Value All Physicians Non-Physician/Non-Nurse Health Care Professionals Nurses Other p-Value
Lack of training and/or direct support for use 34 (100) 5 (14.7) 24 (70.6) 1 (2.9) 4 (11.8) 0.722 10 (100) 7 (70.0) 0 1 (10.0) 2 (20.0) 0.534
Lack of usability of these technologies 39 (100) 9 (23.1) 24 (61.5) 1 (2.6) 5 (12.8) 0.068 3 (100) 2 (66.7) 0 0 1 (33.3) 0.608
Lack of interest in these technologies 14 (100) 3 (21.4) 8 (57.1) 1 (7.1) 2 (14.3) 0.600 3 (100) 1 (33.3) 1 (33.3) 1 (33.3) 0 0.522
Additional workload 43 (100) 8 (18.6) 28 (65.1) 1 (2.3) 6 (14.0) 0.273 6 (100) 2 (33.3) 2 (33.3) 1 (16.7) 1 (16.7) 0.393
Lack of time 21 (100) 5 (23.8) 13 (61.9) 1 (4.8) 2 (9.5) 0.312 8 (100) 4 (50.0) 3 (37.5) 1 (12.5) 0 0.801
Technical difficulties caused by being at a distance for certain tasks/exams 67 (100) 6 (9.0) 54 (80.0) 1 (1.5) 6 (9.0) NA 5 (100) 3 (60.0) 2 (40.0) 0 0 0.525
Fear of a lack of confidentiality and of leaks of the information exchanged 15 (100) 3 (20.0) 5 (33.3) 0 7 (46.7) NA 3 (100) 3 (100.00) 0 0 0 0.678
Dehumanization of the relationship with the patient 30 (100) 2 (6.7) 17 (56.7) 2 (6.67) 9 (30.0) 0.067 4 (100) 0 0 0 0 NA
Non-integration into our current technological systems and practices 13 (100) 2 (15.4) 6 (46.2) 0 5 (38.5) 0.066 6 (100) 1 (25.0) 1 (25.0) 1 (25.0) 1 (25.0) 0.608
Other problems 23 (100) 3 (13.0) 15 (65.2) 0 5 (21.7) 0.512 2 (100) 5 (83.3) 1 (16.7) 0 0 0.721
No problem encountered 12 (100) 1 (8.3) 6 (50.0) 1 (8.33) 4 (33.3) 0.225 2 (100) 0 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 0 0.678
I do not wish to answer/I do not know/Does not apply 7 (100) 0 3 (42.9) 4 (57.1) 0 NA 9 (100) 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 0 0 0.522

Abbreviations: NA, not applicable.