Table 1.
Summary of Providers' Responses
| Strongly disagree | Disagree | Some what disagree | Neutral | Somewhat agree | Agree | Strongly agree | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. The hospital encourages us to use telemedicine for our geriatric patients. | Vid | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Phone | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2. The hospital's telemedicine technology is easy to use. | Vid | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Phone | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 3. Currently, if there are problems when using telemedicine with my geriatric patients, I can contact people who will respond readily. | Vid | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Phone | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4. Telemedicine use for geriatric patients is widely accepted across the institution. | Vid | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Phone | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 5. Reimbursement for geriatric telemedicine visits should be equal to in-person visits. | Vid | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Phone | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 6. The quality of care provided for my geriatric patients through telemedicine matches that provided through in-person visits. | Vid | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Phone | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 7. My geriatric patients can benefit from telemedicine. | Vid | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Phone | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 8. My geriatric patients and I understand each other well when telemedicine is used. | Vid | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Phone | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 9. I feel comfortable giving diagnoses to my geriatric patients over telemedicine. | Vid | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Phone | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 10. I have reservations about my geriatric patients' privacy during telemedicine use. | Vid | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Phone | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 11. I can adequately assess my geriatric patients' illnesses with telemedicine. | Vid | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Phone | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 12. My geriatric patients or their caregivers need additional help operating the technology used in telemedicine. | Vid | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Phone | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 13. I will recommend telemedicine use to my geriatric patients. | Vid | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Phone | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 14. Telemedicine use for geriatric patients is sustainable in the long run, even after COVID. | Vid | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||
| Phone | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 15. I will use telemedicine for my own geriatric patients in the future. | Vid | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||
| Phone | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
One response is a test response.
MA, medical assistant.