Table 2.

Technical difficulties encountered during telemedicine visits

Variable	Summary value, n (%)
Reimbursement of telemedicine visits
Both telephone and video visits	144 (41.3)
Video visits only	34 (9.7)
Telephone visits only	11 (3.2)
Not reimbursed	37 (10.6)
Not relevant in my country	54 (15.5)
Do not know/do not have this information	30 (8.6)
Frequency of technical difficulties in telemedicine encounters	Median: 29% (11, 40)
Percentages of clinicians reporting lack of patient technical support to participate in telemedicine visits	Median: 61% (40, 81)
Physician or patient factors contributing to technical difficulties
Unable to discern	23 (6.6)
Technical difficulties from both	78 (22.4)
More often from the patient	205 (58.7)
More often from the physician	21 (6.0)
Do not experience technical difficulties	22 (6.3)