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Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics

From: What drives attitude towards telemedicine among families of pediatric patients? A survey

 

Number

Percent

Respondent’s sex

 Female

522

70.16

 Male

222

29.84

Respondent’s age

  ≤ 35 years

228

30.89

 36–45 years

327

44.31

  ≥ 46 years

183

24.80

Foreign nationality

86

11.70

High school diploma or university degree

594

81.00

University degree

230

31.38

Employed

484

67.22

Living in the municipality of Rome

271

39.45

Living in the province of Rome

414

60.26

Living in Lazio Region

524

76.27

Child’s sex

 Female

367

49.80

 Male

370

50.20

Child’s age

  < 1 years

118

15.71

 1–5 years

232

30.89

 6–10 years

199

26.50

 11–17 years

164

21.84

  ≥ 18 years

38

5.06

Frequency of hospital visits during last year

 Never

131

17.90

 Up to 4 times

407

55.60

 5 or more times

194

26.50

At least 1 hospital visit in the last year by age

  < 1 years

62

57.41

 1–5 years

196

86.96

 6–10 years

171

87.24

 11–17 years

141

87.04

  ≥ 18 years

31

81.58

Visits to the pediatrician during last year

 Never

66

9.48

 Up to 4 times

383

55.03

 5 or more times

247

35.49

At least 1 visit with family pediatrician during last year by age

  < 1 years

90

89.11

 1–5 years

213

97.26

 6–10 years

172

92.47

 11–17 years

135

87.66

  ≥ 18 years

20

55.56

Chronic disease

561

74.70

Disease severity (ASA)

 Lev. 1

208

27.73

 Lev. 2

227

30.27

 Lev. 3

265

35.33

 Lev. 4

50

6.67