From: Assessing patient safety in a pediatric telemedicine setting: a multi-methods study
Range | Mean | Median | SD | Other | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients | ||||||
Age (years) | 0.01–17.3 | 3.43 | 1.70 | 4.04 | – | |
Gender | – | – | – | – | Boys- 171 (50.4%); | Girls-168 (49.6%) |
Background | – | – | – | – | Healthy −92.3% | WB/Asthma- 4.2% |
Parents/ Family | Range | Mean | Median | SD | Other | |
Religion | Jewish-326 (96.2%) | Non-Jewish- 13 (3.8%) | ||||
Gender of Parent who Called | Mothers-267 (78.8%); | Fathers-65 (19.2%); | Both-5 (1.5%); | The child-1 (0.3%) | ||
Place of Residence | ||||||
Type | Small place (town, village, kibbutz)-119 (35.1%) | City-202 (59.6%) | Missing-18 (5.3%) | |||
Center/Periphery | Center-196 (57.8%), | Periphery, North-67 (19.8%) | Periphery, South-58 (17.1%) | Missing-18 (5.3%) | ||
Doctors | ||||||
Age (years) | 40–50: 78 (23%); 50–60: 127 (37.5%); > 60: 134 (39.5%) | |||||
Gender | Male- 240 (70.8%); | Female − 99 (29.2%) | ||||
Religion | Jewish- 222(65.5%); Muslim-86 (25.4%); Christian- 31 (9.1%) | |||||
Country of Birth | Israel-206 (60.8%); Not Israel-133 (39.2%) | |||||
Medical school | Israel-150 (44.2%); Not Israel-189 (55.78%) | |||||
Specialty type | General Pediatrics-298 (87.9%) | Sub-specialty-41 (12.1%) | ||||
Shift | Range | Mean | Median | SD | ||
Call duration (minutes) | 1.18–14.44 | 3.30 | 3.13 | 1.57 | ||
Time of Shift | Evening (20.00–24.00)-161 (47.5%) | Night (24.00–06.00)-54 (15.9%); | Day (06.00–20.00)-114 (33.6%) | |||
Day of Shift | Weekday-165 (48.7%) | Friday-57(16.8%) | Sabbath/holiday-117(34.5%) | |||
Conversation type | Phone-330 (97.3%) | Video- 6 (1.8%) | Phone & Photos- 3 (0.9%) | |||
Medical Factors | ||||||
Background diseasesa | No disease-313 (92.3%) | Wheezing Bronchitis/ Asthma −14 (4.12%) | ||||
Duration of disease | Several minutes-10 (2.9%) | Several hours (< 24)-208 (61.4%) | Several days- 121 (35.6%) | |||
Severity of disease | Mild-134 (39.5%) | Moderate-190 (56%) | Severe-15 (4.4%) | |||
Previous doctor’s visit | Yes-77 (22.7%) | No-262 (77.3%) | ||||
Times called service | 1 time-332 (97.9%) | 2 times −7 (2.1%) | ||||
Length of conversation (min) | Range:1.18–14.54 | Mean: 3.30 | Median:3.13 | |||
Correspondence to protocols | Yes-321 (94.7%) | No-18 (5.3%) |