Healthcare Providers’ Perspective about the Use of Telemedicine in Egypt: A National Survey

Table 4

Comparison of knowledge about remote health service between healthcare workers.

Studied variable	Doctors ()	Nurses ()	Technicians ()	Administrative ()	Directors ()	value
Have you ever used telemedicine?
No	194(54.5)	140(80.0)	27(69.2)	39(79.6)	8(34.8)	<0.001
Yes	162 (45.5)	35 (20.0)	12(30.8)	10(20.4)	15(65.2)
						value
Which type of telemedicine do you know?Participants could choose more than one
Video calls	51 (31.5)	8 (22.8)	3 (25.0)	2 (20.0)	8 (53.3)	0.53
Recorded calls	60 (37.0)	5 (14.2)	2 (16.7)	4 (40.0)	5 (33.3)
Remote observation	18 (11.1)	7 (20.0)	2 (16.7)	0 (0.0)	1 (6.7)
Mobile applications	102 (62.9)	16 (45.7)	6 (50.0)	5 (50.0)	6 (40.0)
I do not know any of them	18 (11.1)	3 (8.5)	1 (8.3)	2 (20.0)	3 (20.0)
Type of technology devices used for remote calls
Mobile	109 (67.3)	27 (77.1)	7 (58.3)	7 (70.0)	3 (20.0)	0.02
Tablet	5 (3.1)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (6.7)
Laptop	10 (6.2)	1 (2.9)	0 (0.0)	1 (10.0)	2 (13.3)
Computer	3 (1.9)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (10.0)	2 (13.3)
Using some of the above	14 (8.6)	3 (8.6)	4 (33.3)	0 (0.0)	2 (13.3)
Using all of the above	21 (13.0)	4 (11.4)	1 (8.3)	1 (10.0)	5 (33.3)
Telemedicine services used in your work; Participants could choose more than one
Video call	35 (21.6)	8 (22.8)	2 (16.7)	2 (20.0)	7 (46.7)	0.39
Recorded calls	63 (38.9)	7 (20.0)	3 (25.0)	2 (20.0)	4 (26.7)
Remote observation	16 (9.9)	8 (22.8)	3 (25.0)	0 0.0	2 (13.3)
Mobile application	100 (61.7)	15 (42.8)	7 (58.3)	6 (60.0)	8 (53.3)
None of the above	21 (12.9)	3 (8.6)	1 (8.3)	2 (20.0)	2 (13.3)
Favorable telemedicine service
Video call	28 (17.4)	6(17.1)	1 (8.30	1 (10.0)	6 (40.0)	0.2
Recorded calls	40 (24.8)	5 (14.3)	2 (16.7)	2 (20.0)	2 (13.3)
Remote observation	6 (3.7)	5 (14.3)	2 (16.7)	1 (10.0)	0 (0.0)
Mobile application	82 (50.9)	17 (48.6)	7 (58.3)	5 (50.0)	6 (40.0)
None of the above	5 (3.1)	2 (5.7)	0 (0.0)	1 (10.0)	1 (6.7)