Table 1:
Patient and Clinician Characteristics
| Clinician Telemedicine Use Group | ||||||
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| Low | Mid | High | Low vs. Mid | Low vs. High | ||
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| Count (%) | Count (%) | Count (%) | P-Valuea | P-Value | ||
| OUD Patients (n) | 4197 | 4308 | 3296 | |||
| Clinicians (n) | 589 | 590 | 589 | |||
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| Age | <.001 | 0.001 | ||||
| 18–35 | 699 (16.7) | 551 (12.8) | 608 (18.5) | |||
| 36–50 | 947 (22.6) | 927 (21.5) | 791 (24.0) | |||
| 51–65 | 1551 (37.0) | 1559 (36.2) | 1153 (35.0) | |||
| 66+ | 1000 (23.8) | 1271 (29.5) | 744 (22.6) | |||
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| Documented Sex | <.001 | 0.001 | ||||
| Male | 2204 (52.5) | 2069 (48.0) | 1629 (49.4) | |||
| Female | 1993 (47.5) | 2239 (52.0) | 1667 (50.6) | |||
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| Rurality | <.001 | <.001 | ||||
| Metropolitan | 3376 (80.4) | 3683 (85.5) | 2897 (87.9) | |||
| Micropolitan | 493 (11.8) | 330 (7.7) | 262 (8.0) | |||
| Small Town | 229 (5.5) | 205 (4.8) | 89 (2.7) | |||
| Rural | 99 (2.4) | 90 (2.1) | 48 (1.5) | |||
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| Insurance Type | 0.88 | <.001 | ||||
| Commercial | 2092 (49.9) | 2060 (47.8) | 1900 (57.7) | |||
| Medicare Advantage | 2105 (50.2) | 2248 (52.2) | 1396 (42.4) | |||
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| Median Household Income in County | <.001 | <.001 | ||||
| 1 (low) | 1565 (37.3) | 1305 (30.3) | 677 (20.5) | |||
| 2 | 1044 (24.9) | 1080 (25.1) | 879 (26.7) | |||
| 3 | 907 (21.6) | 1078 (25.0) | 872 (26.5) | |||
| 4 (high) | 681 (16.2) | 845 (19.6) | 868 (26.3) | |||
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| % White Population in County | <.001 | <.001 | ||||
| 1 (low) | 449 (10.7) | 517 (12.0) | 416 (12.6) | |||
| 2 | 1187 (28.3) | 1328 (30.8) | 1053 (32.0) | |||
| 3 | 1104 (26.3) | 1346 (31.2) | 901 (27.3) | |||
| 4 (high) | 1457 (34.7) | 1117 (25.9) | 926 (28.1) | |||
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| Clinician Specialty | <.001 | <.001 | ||||
| Primary Care | 286 (48.6) | 303 (51.4) | 156 (26.5) | |||
| Psychiatrist | 132 (22.4) | 117 (19.8) | 219 (37.2) | |||
| RN Special Service | 59 (10.0) | 52 (8.8) | 85 (14.4) | |||
| Anesthesiology | 61 (10.4) | 78 (13.2) | 85 (14.4) | |||
| Rehabilitation Medicine | 34 (5.8) | 34 (5.8) | 37 (6.3) | |||
| Otherb | 17 (2.9) | 6 (1.0) | 7 (1.2) | |||
a
Unadjusted p values were estimated with the use of chi-square tests
b
Other = Neurology, Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology