Summary of Logistic Regression Analysis for Variables Predicting Physician Preference for in-Person Visit as Compared to Telemedicine Encounter (n = 278)
| Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | (95% CI) | β | (95% CI) | β | (95% CI) | β | (95% CI) | |
| Week of telemedicine implementation | 0.88*** | (0.81, 0.96) | 0.84** | (0.75, 0.94) | 0.84** | (0.75, 0.94) | 0.85** | (0.75, 0.95) |
| Patient age ≥ 65 | 1.43 | (0.71, 2.89) | 0.59 | (0.23, 1.51) | 0.48 | (0.18, 1.26) | 0.46 | (0.17, 1.26) |
| Type of visit: -Routine visit type | 1.41 | (0.30, 6.57) | 0.98 | (0.14, 6.82) | 0.83 | (0.11, 6.21) | 0.76 | (0.10, 5.63) |
| - Type of visit: Evaluate new symptom visit | 1.63 | (0.38, 6.93) | 1.63 | (0.28, 9.59) | 1.55 | (0.25, 9.49) | 1.55 | (0.25, 9.49) |
| - Type of visit: Increase of symptoms visit | 5.21* | (1.26, 21.57) | 2.03 | (0.35, 11.81) | 1.98 | (0.33, 11.90) | 2.04 | (0.34, 12.33) |
| - Type of visit: Results visit | 0.47 | (0.10, 2.27) | 0.68 | (0.11, 4.41) | 0.75 | (0.11, 5.01) | 0.72 | (0.11, 4.84) |
| Physical exam critical to encounter | 34.69*** | (15.19, 79.22) | 31.78*** | (13.80, 73.20) | 23.87*** | (10.17, 56.03) | ||
| Length of encounter | 1.07* | (1.01, 1.13) | 1.07* | (1.01, 1.13) | ||||
| Physician satisfaction | 0.97** | (0.94, 0.99) | ||||||
Note: R2 = 0.23 for Step 1, ΔR2 = 0.35 for Step 2 (P < .001), ΔR2 = 0.02 for Step 3 (P < .05), ΔR2 = 0.02 for Step 4 (P < .01). *P < .05, **P < .01, ***P < .001.
CI, confidence interval.