Table 4 Description of patient population
From: Remote interpreting in primary care settings: a feasibility trial in Germany
| Â | Study group | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (n = 127) | VRa (n = 73) | TRb (n = 14) | CGc (n = 40) | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Gender | Male | 47 | 37.0 | 24 | 32.9 | 4 | 28.6 | 19 | 47.5 |
Female | 63 | 49.6 | 42 | 57.5 | 8 | 57.1 | 13 | 32.5 | |
Inter/Diverse | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Did not wish to answer | 7 | 5.5 | 5 | 6.8 | 1 | 7.1 | 1 | 2.5 | |
| Â | Missing | 10 | 7.9 | 2 | 2.7 | 1 | 7.1 | 7 | 17.5 |
Age | < 30 | 31 | 24.4 | 19 | 26.0 | 4 | 28.6 | 8 | 20.0 |
30–39 | 31 | 24.4 | 21 | 28.8 | 2 | 14.3 | 8 | 20.0 | |
40–49 | 16 | 12.6 | 12 | 16.4 | 3 | 21.4 | 1 | 2.5 | |
> 50 | 6 | 4.7 | 4 | 5.5 | 2 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Â | Missing | 43 | 33.9 | 17 | 23.3 | 3 | 21.4 | 23 | 57.5 |
Highest school-leaving qualification | None | 35 | 27.6 | 19 | 26.0 | 3 | 21.4 | 13 | 32.5 |
Secondary school | 41 | 32.3 | 29 | 39.7 | 2 | 14.3 | 10 | 25.0 | |
Technical school, high school or other | 34 | 26.8 | 17 | 23.3 | 8 | 57.1 | 9 | 22.5 | |
Did not wish to answer | 5 | 3.9 | 4 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.5 | |
| Â | Missing | 12 | 9.4 | 4 | 5.5 | 1 | 7.1 | 7 | 17.5 |
Highest professional qualification | None | 54 | 42.5 | 34 | 46.6 | 6 | 42.9 | 14 | 35.0 |
Apprenticeship or other | 12 | 9.4 | 9 | 12.3 | 1 | 7.1 | 2 | 5.0 | |
College, university degree or doctorate | 20 | 15.8 | 9 | 12.3 | 6 | 42.9 | 5 | 12.5 | |
Did not wish to answer | 8 | 6.3 | 5 | 6.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
| Â | Missing | 33 | 26.0 | 16 | 21.9 | 1 | 7.1 | 16 | 40.0 |
Language | Turkish | 4 | 3.1 | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7.5 |
Arabic | 57 | 44.9 | 34 | 46.6 | 7 | 50.0 | 16 | 40.0 | |
Farsi | 24 | 18.9 | 11 | 15.1 | 3 | 21.4 | 10 | 25.0 | |
Dari | 15 | 11.8 | 10 | 13.7 | 3 | 21.4 | 2 | 5.0 | |
Kurdish | 2 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.5 | |
Russian | 9 | 7.1 | 4 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 12.5 | |
Tigrinya | 16 | 12.6 | 12 | 16.4 | 1 | 7.1 | 3 | 7.5 | |
| Â | Missing | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Specialty of physician consulted | General practitioner | 19 | 15.0 | 8 | 11.0 | 11 | 78.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
Obstetrician/ Gynaecologist | 30 | 23.6 | 23 | 31.5 | 2 | 14.3 | 5 | 12.5 | |
Paediatrician | 78 | 61.4 | 42 | 57.5 | 1 | 7.1 | 35 | 87.5 | |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |