Table 1 Characteristics of the respondent physicians (N = 191)
From: The use of medical health applications by primary care physicians in Israel: a cross-sectional study
Characteristics | Respondent physicians |
|---|---|
Gender, % (n) | |
Men | 45.5% (87) |
Women | 54.5% (104) |
Age, mean ± SD | 53.3 ± 12.7 |
Country of birth, % (n) | |
Israel | 41.4% (79) |
Elsewhere Missing | 39.7% (76) 18.8% (36) |
University Studies (medical degree), % (n) | |
Israel | 42.9% (82) |
Elsewhere Missing Years working as a physician in the community, mean ± SD (years) | 36.7% (70) 20.4% (39) 25.4 ± 13.7 |
Workplace (*), % (n) | |
Urban primary care clinic | 65.4% (125) |
Rural primary care clinic | 8.4% (16) |
Public hospital | 4.2% (8) |
Elsewhere Missing | 2.6% (5) 19.4% (37) |
Specialization (**), % (n) | |
General practitioner without specialization, % | 23.0% (44) |
Family medicine resident | 7.3% (14) |
Family medicine specialist | 45.5% (87) |
Internal medicine specialist | 24.1% (46) |
Smartphone user, % (n) | |
Yes No | 94.8% (181) 5.2% (10) |
mHealth App Users among Smartphone Users | |
Yes No | 68.0%(123) 32.0% (58) |