Table 1.
Sociodemographic, medical and ICT data.
| Variable | n | % | M (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 42.28 (16.09) | ||
| 18–30 | 123 | 33.2 | |
| 31–51 | 120 | 32.3 | |
| >51 | 128 | 34.5 | |
| Marital status | |||
| In a relationship/married | 56 | 15.1 | |
| Divorced/separated | 14 | 3.8 | |
| Widowed | 5 | 1.3 | |
| Others | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Educational level | |||
| University education | 187 | 50.4 | |
| Higher education entrance qualification | 111 | 29.9 | |
| Secondary education | 52 | 14.0 | |
| Lower secondary education | 18 | 4.9 | |
| No qualification | 3 | 0.8 | |
| Community size | |||
| 100,000 residents | 253 | 68.2 | |
| 20,000 residents | 80 | 21.6 | |
| 5000 residents | 27 | 7.3 | |
| <5000 residents | 11 | 3.0 | |
| Insurance status | |||
| Statutory health insurance | 291 | 78.4 | |
| Private health insurance | 73 | 19.7 | |
| Other | 7 | 1.9 | |
| Same GP for more than 5 years | 200 | 53.9 | |
| Number of visits per year | |||
| None | 128 | 34.5 | |
| 1–2 | 151 | 40.7 | |
| 3–5 | 65 | 17.5 | |
| 6–10 | 16 | 4.3 | |
| >10 | 11 | 3.0 | |
| Inpatient treatment | |||
| Yes, once | 102 | 27.5 | |
| Yes, more than once | 73 | 19.7 | |
| No | 196 | 52.8 | |
| Chronic disease | |||
| Yes | 116 | 31.3 | |
| No | 255 | 68.7 | |
| Regular medication | |||
| Yes | 145 | 39.1 | |
| No | 226 | 60.9 | |
| Computer proficiency | |||
| Very insecure | 23 | 6.2 | |
| Rather insecure | 55 | 14.8 | |
| Rather confident | 170 | 45.8 | |
| Very confident | 123 | 33.2 | |
| Mobile phone proficiency | |||
| Very insecure | 16 | 4.3 | |
| Rather insecure | 49 | 13.2 | |
| Rather confident | 159 | 42.9 | |
| Very confident | 147 | 39.6 | |
| Daily internet usage time | 2.90 (1.05) | ||
| Current use of video telephony | |||
| Yes | 292 | 78.7 | |
| No | 79 | 21.3 | |
| Possibility of VC with current GP | |||
| Yes | 30 | 8.1 | |
| No | 124 | 33.4 | |
| Not sure | 217 | 58.5 | |
| Prior use of VC | |||
| Yes, more than once | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Yes, once | 11 | 3.0 | |
| No | 360 | 97.0 | |
| Would use VC in the future | |||
| Very likely | 93 | 25.1 | |
| Rather likely | 155 | 41.8 | |
| Rather unlikely | 87 | 23.5 | |
| Very unlikely | 36 | 9.7 | |
| VC usage location | |||
| At workplace also | 50 | 13.5 | |
| Other places, but not at work | 93 | 25.1 | |
| Only at home | 228 | 61.5 |
GP: general practitioner; VC: video consultation; PHQ-2: Patient Health Questionnaire-2; GAD-2: generalized anxiety disorder-2.