Table 3 To what degree the medical specialists will offer video consultation upon patient request. (N = 499)

Specialty

Total

236 (47.3)

97 (19.4)

72 (14.4)

94 (18.8)

499 (100)

Dermato-venerology

6 (11.3)

21 (39.6)

18 (34)

8 (15.1)

53 (100)

1

Neurology

3 (18.8)

1 (6.3)

5 (31.3)

7 (43.8)

16 (100)

1.8 (0.4–8.2)

0.444

Psychiatry

2 (3.1)

11 (16.9)

15 (23.1)

37 (56.9)

65 (100)

0.3 (0.05–1.3)

0.097

Anaesthesiology

8 (57.1)

0 (0)

2 (14.3)

4 (28.6)

14 (100)

10.4 (2.7–40.6)

< 0.001

Child and adolescent psychiatry

0 (0)

2 (28.6)

2 (28.6)

3 (42.9)

7 (100)

*

Radiology

9 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

9 (100)

*

Gynaecology and obstetrics

20 (43.5)

11 (23.9)

8 (17.4)

7 (15.2)

46 (100)

6 (2.2–16.9)

< 0.001

Internal medicine

14 (58.3)

6 (25)

1 (4.2)

3 (12.5)

24 (100)

11 (3.4–35.5)

< 0.001

Surgery

17 (65.4)

2 (7.7)

2 (7.7)

5 (19.2)

26 (100)

14.8 (4.6–47.8)

< 0.001

Orthopaedic surgery

9 (52.9)

6 (35.3)

1 (5.9)

1 (5.9)

17 (100)

8.8 (2.5–31.6)

< 0.001

Plastic surgery

10 (71.4)

1 (7.1)

1 (7.1)

2 (14.3)

14 (100)

19.6 (4.7–82.5)

< 0.001

Paediatrics

3 (17.6)

3 (17.6)

3 (17.6)

8 (47.1)

17 (100)

1.7 (0.4–7.6)

0.501

Rheumatology

7 (28)

4 (16)

9 (36)

5 (20)

25 (100)

3 (0.9–10.3)

0.073

Ophthalmology

58 (74.4)

13 (16.7)

4 (5.1)

3 (3.8)

78 (100)

22.7 (8.4–61.1)

< 0.001

Otorhinolaryngology

70 (79.5)

16 (18.2)

1 (1.1)

1 (1.1)

88 (100)

30.5 (11.3–82.4)

< 0.001