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Table 2 Health care contacts within two weeks and regression models for office visit patients compared to eVisit patients

From: Health care utilization following “digi-physical” assessment compared to physical assessment for infectious symptoms in primary care

 

eVisit patients (n = 1188)

Office visit patients (n = 599)

P-value

Physical visit within two weeks, n (%)a

179 (18.0%)

102 (17.6%)

.854f

    Following respiratory symptoms, n (%)b

126 (20.0%)

77 (17.4%)

.294f

    Following urinary symptoms, n (%)b

53 (14.5%)

25 (18.1%)

.314f

    Odds ratioc for eVisit patients compared to office visit patients (95% CI)

1.24 (0.92-1.66)h

.152g

Physical visit within 48 h, n (%)

191 (16.1%)

19 (3.2%)

< .001f

    Following respiratory symptoms, n (%)d

145 (18.7%)

18 (3.9%)

< .001f

    Following urinary symptoms, n (%)d

46 (11.2%)

1 (0.7%)

< .001f

Nurse telephone contact within two weeks, n (%)e

101 (8.5%)

50 (8.3%)

.912f

    Following respiratory symptoms, n (%)d

66 (8.5%)

36 (7.8%)

.675f

    Following urinary symptoms, n (%)d

35 (8.5%)

14 (10.1%)

.527f

    Odds ratioc for eVisit patients compared to office visit patients (95% CI)

1.04 (0.71-1.52)i

.842g

  1. aNot including physical visits within 48 h of index visit. n = 997 eVisit patients and n = 580 office visit patients
  2. bPercentages refer to patients with the specified chief complaint, excluding patients with a physical visit within 48 h of their index visit. For respiratory eVisit patients n = 631 and office visit patients n = 442. For urinary eVisit patients n = 336 and office visit patients n = 138
  3. cEach regression model was adjusted for age and chief complaint
  4. dPercentages refer to patients with the specified chief complaint. For respiratory eVisit patients n = 776 and office visit patients n = 460. For urinary eVisit patients n = 412 and office visit patients n = 139
  5. eNot including the index visit date
  6. fChi-square test
  7. gLogistic regression
  8. hNagelkerke R Square: 0.0127
  9. iNagelkerke R Square: 0.0008