Table 1.
Characteristics of medical students and professionals surveyed (n = 161)
| Variable | Medical students (n = 118) n (%) | Physicians (n = 43) n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Agea | 22.7 (19.8 to 25.6) | 33.1 (24.1 to 42.1) |
| Female sex | 80 (67.8) | 20 (46.5) |
| Studying clinical areas (n = 117) | 88 (75.2) | |
| Have performed telemonitoring at the undergraduate level (n = 117) | 15 (12.8) | |
| Have had formal training in telemedicine in graduate school (n = 41) | 9 (22.0) | |
| Have worked in the telemedicine area | 15 (34.9) | |
| Prior training by employer (n = 18) | 9 (50.0) | |
| Average telemedicine knowledge b | 4.3 (1.7) | 4.8 (1.6) |
| Five or more correct questions about telemedicine knowledge | 53 (44.9) | 22 (51.7) |
aMedian and interquartile range
bMean and standard deviation of correctly answered questions