Table 1 Characteristics of respondents
Physicians | Managers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Total sample | General Practitioner | Specialist | Hospital Manager | Recruitment Manager | Health Region |
Gender | ||||||
Male (%) | 37 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
Female (%) | 26 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Total (%) | 63 | 9 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
Clinical experience | ||||||
Mean Standard deviation | 15.7 ± 10.2 | 16.3 ± 8.9 | 15.5 ± 10.7 | -- | -- | -- |
Region | ||||||
1 (493 to 1145 kms from the University Medical Center (UMC) | 20 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
2 (279 to 2014 kms from the UMC) | 14 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
3 (212 to 317 kms from the UMC) | 15 | 3 | 8 | 3 | -- | 2 |
4 (167 to 416 kms from the UMC) | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Utilization of telehealth | ||||||
yes | 43 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
no | 17 | 6 | 8 | -- | 3 | -- |
Missing data | 3 | 1 | -- | 2 | -- | -- |