Table 3 Descriptive statistics of respondent characteristics

Age

 Below 25

2

1.7

 25 – 35

22

18.5

 36 – 45

22

18.5

 46 – 55

39

32.8

 56 – 65

20

16.8

 Above 65

14

11.8

Gender

 F

74

62.2

 M

45

37.8

Profession

 Student

2

1.7

 Worker

86

72.3

 Unemployed

9

7.6

 Retired

18

15.1

 Housewife

4

3.4

Are you a patient with a suspected or ascertained COVID-19 infection?

 No

40

33.6

 Yes

64

53.8

 Perhaps

15

12.6

Why are you using the home telemonitoring service ‘paginemediche.it’

 For easy access to health information that could help me to prevent illnesses

24

20.2

 For speedy access to health services

6

5.0

 To have access to the treatment needed for the cure

10

8.4

 To monitor my health status post-COVID-19

44

37.0

 Other

35

29.4

How long have you been using the COVID-19 home telemonitoring platform ‘paginemediche’?

 Less than a week

0

0

 A week

17

14.3

 Two weeks

21

17.6

 Three weeks

15

12.6

 A month

16

13.4

 More than a month

50

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