Table 3. The effect of subspecialty, years in practice, and prior experience with VOCs and its correlation to their overall satisfaction level.
aP-value has been calculated using one-way ANOVA test. bP-value has been calculated using independent sample t-test. **Significant at p<0.05 level.
VOCs: Virtual Ophthalmology Clinics; COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019
| Factor | Satisfaction score (90), mean ± SD | T/F-test | P-value |
| Subspecialtya | |||
| General ophthalmology | 56.2 ± 10.4 | F = 9.716 | <0.001** |
| Cornea | 51.3 ± 7.79 | ||
| Glaucoma | 49.7 ± 12.1 | ||
| Pediatrics | 56.4 ± 12.5 | ||
| Retina | 75.9 ± 7.99 | ||
| Years in practicea | |||
| <5 | 54.3 ± 10.6 | F = 3.141 | 0.069 |
| 5–10 | 54.3 ± 10.2 | ||
| >10 | 63.1 ± 17.4 | ||
| Received training in teleophthalmologyb | |||
| Yes | 56.5 ± 12.8 | T = 0.407 | 0.685 |
| No | 54.7 ± 12.3 | ||
| Conducted teleophthalmology before the pandemicb | |||
| Yes | 59.4 ± 10.9 | T = 1.246 | 0.217 |
| No | 55.2 ± 13.2 | ||
| Conducted video consultations during the COVID-19 pandemica | |||
| None | 53.0 ± 10.6 | F = 5.766 | 0.001 ** |
| Less than three times | 59.4 ± 6.74 | ||
| Three to five times | 52.6 ± 24.6 | ||
| More than five times | 68.5 ± 10.7 | ||
| Conducted phone consultations during the COVID-19 pandemica | |||
| None | 57.7 ± 13.9 | F = 0.144 | 0.933 |
| Less than three times | 58.8 ± 4.55 | ||
| Three to five times | 57.4 ± 11.4 | ||
| More than five times | 55.7 ± 13.3 | ||
| Conducted consults with other healthcare providers that included photographs or videos provided in person, through e-mail, or onlinea | |||
| None | 52.9 ± 11.6 | F = 1.577 | 0.203 |
| Less than three times | 60.6 ± 10.1 | ||
| Three to five times | 55.4 ± 11.9 | ||
| More than five times | 59.5 ± 14.4 | ||