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. 2022 Oct 25;24(10):e38604. doi: 10.2196/38604

Table 2.

Video and phone survey responses.

Question Video visit responses
(n=517)
Phone visit responses
(n=209)
P valuea
To what degree did the video or phone visit help you with the health issue for which you needed the appointment?, n (%)

Not at all helpful 3 (0.6) 1 (0.5) .14

Not helpful 3 (0.6) 2 (1.0)

Neutral 17 (3.3) 15 (7.2)

Somewhat helpful 75 (14.5) 35 (16.8)

Very helpful 417 (80.7) 154 (73.7)

Missing 2 (0.4) 2 (1.0)
What would you have done if you were not able to see your doctor through a video or phone visit?b, n (%)

Walk-in clinic 20 (3.9) 2 (1.0) <.001

Emergency department 32 (6.2) 6 (2.9)

See/talk to my family doctor 145 (28.1) 58 (27.8)

Scheduled an in-person visit with this doctor 192 (37.1) 99 (47.4)

I would not have sought care at that time 198 (38.3) 43 (20.6)

Missing 0 (0) 1 (0.5)
How likely are you to recommend video or phone visits to a friend on a scale of 1 to 10? (1 = would not recommend and 10 = would highly recommend), n (%)

1 1 (0.2) 2 (1.0) .02

2 1 (0.2) 4 (1.9)

3 3 (0.6) 0 (0.0)

4 3 (0.6) 2 (1.0)

5 20 (3.9) 13 (6.2)

6 17 (3.3) 11 (5.3)

7 42 (8.1) 16 (7.7)

8 68 (13.2) 38 (18.2)

9 78 (15.1) 26 (12.4)

10 269 (52.0) 86 (41.2)

Missing 15 (2.9) 11 (5.3)
Net promoter score, % 60.2 40.4 N/Ac
Would you like the option to continue having virtual visits with your health care providers after COVID-19?, n (%)

No 19 (3.7%) 19 (9.1%) .004

Not sure 89 (17.2%) 44 (21.1%)

Yes 405 (78.3%) 146 (69.9%)

Missing 4 (0.8%) 0 (0%)

aP value compares the distribution of survey responses between video and telephone groups.

bMultiselect question for video visit survey.

cN/A: not applicable.