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Distribution of initial and follow-up visits. Abbreviations: ED, emergency department.
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Characteristic All Patients, n = 202 Telehealth, n = 89 Telephone, n = 55 In Person, n = 52 p-Value Female, n (%) 120 (59.4) 57 (64) 39 (70.9) 22 (42.3) 0.006 Age, mean (SD; range) 36.8 (19.5; 1 to 89) 40.3 (14.7; 4 to 73) 40.7 (22; 1 to 89) 26.4 (20; 1 to 72) <0.001 Race/ethnicity, n (%)* 0.3 Asian 19 (9.4) 10 (11.2) 5 (9.1) 4 (7.7) Black 15 (7.4) 6 (6.7) 5 (9.1) 4 (7.7) Hispanic 28 (13.9) 15 (16.9) 11 (20) 2 (3.8) Other 23 (11.4) 8 (9) 4 (7.3) 9 (17.3) White 93 (46) 37 (41.6) 23 (41.8) 29 (55.8) Unknown 24 (11.9) 13 (14.6) 7 (12.7) 4 (7.7) Married, n (%) 60 (29.7) 32 (36) 18 (32.7) 8 (15.4) 0.03 Insurance, n (%) 0.001 PPO 74 (36.6) 35 (39.3) 19 (34.5) 18 (34.6) HMO 66 (32.7) 38 (42.7) 16 (29.1) 10 (19.2) Medicaid 42 (20.8) 10 (11.2) 10 (18.2) 20 (38.5) Medicare 12 (5.9) 2 (2.3) 7 (12.7) 3 (5.8) Other 8 (4.0) 4 (4.5) 3 (5.5) 1 (1.9) Preferred language-English, n (%) 192 (95.1) 86 (96.6) 51 (92.7) 49 (94.3) 0.57 Comorbidity score, mean (S.D.)* 0.22 (0.6) 0.19 (0.5) 0.4 (0.89) 0.08 (0.33) 0.02 Asthma, n (%) 23 (11.4) 14 (15.7) 5 (9.1) 4 (7.7) 0.28 Hypertension, n (%) 25 (12.4) 10 (11.2) 11 (20) 2 (3.9) 0.03 Anxiety disorder, n (%) 57 (28.2) 29 (32.6) 16 (29.1) 10 (19.2) 0.23 Body mass index, mean (SD)† 26.6 (5.9) 26.4 (5.5) 27.4 (6.3) 25.5 (6.8) 0.40 Current or previous smoking, n (%) 20 (9.9) 10 (11.2) 10 (18.2) 0 0.10 # total interactions with office, mean (SD; range) 5.34 (3.5; 2 to 20) 6.07 (3.7; 2 to 20) 5.16 (3.6; 2 to 18) 4.52 (3.0; 2 to 17) 0.03 Telephone calls 4.39 (2.6; 1 to 12) 4.39 (2.5; 1 to 12) 5.29 (2.6; 2 to 12) 3.56 (2.46; 1 to 12) 0.002 E-mail messages 1.70 (1.2; 1 to 8) 1.97 (1.3; 1 to 6) 1.58 (1.29; 1 to 8) 1.40 (0.96; 1 to 7) 0.02 Telemedicine 1.64 (0.80; 1 to 6) 2.30 (0.70; 1 to 6) 1.16 (0.46; 1 to 3) 1.10 (0.30; 1 to 2) <0.001 In person 1.36 (0.64; 1 to 4) 1.06 (0.23; 1 to 2) 1.04 (0.19; 1 to 2) 2.25 (0.62; 1 to 4) <0.001 Outpatient testing, n (%) COVID-19 40 (19.8) 22 (24.7) 13 (23.6) 5 (9.6) 0.16 Influenza 17 (8.4) 6 (6.7) 1 (1.8) 10 (19.2) 0.004 Streptococcus 2 (1.0) 1 (1.1) 0 1 (1.9) 0.61 Chest radiograph 15 (7.4) 5 (5.6) 4 (7.3) 6 (11.5) 0.44 Antibiotics prescribed, n (%) 35 (17.3) 11 (12.4) 6 (10.9) 18 (34.6) 0.001 Bronchodilator prescribed, n (%) 32 (15.8) 15 (16.9) 7 (12.7) 10 (19.2) 0.65 Patient-reported symptoms, n (%) Fever 79 (39.1) 33 (37.1) 20 (36.4) 25 (48.1) 0.36 Cough 158 (78.2) 75 (84.3) 38 (69.1) 41 (78.9) 0.10 Shortness of breath 77 (38.1) 43 (48.3) 20 (36.4) 11 (21.2) 0.01 ↵* Charlson comorbidity index6; scores range from 0 to 13 with higher numbers indicating greater comorbidity.
† Among adults only; n = 162.
PPO, Preferred Provider Organization; HMO, Health Maintenance Organization; SD, standard deviation.
