Table 1 Urologists’ knowledge and practice of tele-urology (n = 108)
From: Telemedicine practice among Egyptian urologists: knowledge, attitude, and medicolegal concerns
Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|
Evaluation point | |
Participants who were familiar with the terms: telemedicine, teleconsultation, and teleconference | 108 (100.0%) |
Practice of remote consultation (at least once) | 108 (100.0%) |
Sources of information (multiple responses) | |
Social media | 37 (34.3%) |
Scientific events (conferences, workshops, courses) | 39 (36.1%) |
Experiences of other colleagues | 39 (36.1%) |
Scientific readings | 73 (67.6%) |
Receipt of formal medicolegal training | |
Yes | 36 (33.3%) |
No | 72 (66.7%) |
Mode of communications of telemedicine identified by participants (multiple responses) | |
Video | 12 (11.1%) |
Text-based | 15 (13.9%) |
Audio | 23 (21.3%) |
Combinations | 58 (53.7%) |
Computer skills | |
Beginner | 6 (5.6%) |
Intermediate | 83 (76.9%) |
Advanced | 19 (17.6%) |
First experience of telemedicine practice | |
Before COVID-19 pandemic | 26 (24.1%) |
During COVID-19 pandemic | 82 (75.9%) |
Methods used for telemedicine practice (multiple responses) | |
Institutional telemedicine-specific system | 3 (4.7%) |
Commercial tools | 2 (3.1%) |
Personal account on social media | 39 (61.9%) |
Combinations | 20 (31.3%) |
Type of telemedicine consultations | |
Emergency | 41 (38.0%) |
Non-emergency | 67 (62.0%) |
Purposes of using remote consultation (multiple responses) | |
Drug prescription | 19 (18.5%) |
Clinical assessment | 43 (40.7%) |
Referral | 50 (46.3%) |
Arrange appointment | 53 (49.1%) |
Follow-up | 60 (55.6%) |
Peer consultation | 61 (56.5%) |
Assessment of radiological/laboratory reports | 79 (73.1%) |