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Table 3 Positive telehealth satisfaction according to demographic and patient-specific factors

From: Evaluation of pediatric rheumatology telehealth satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic

Variable

Total Score

Usefulness

Ease of Use

Effectiveness

Satisfaction/ Future Use

Age

 0–5 years

83%

65%

90%

90%

85%

 6–12 years

83%

73%

87%

87%

86%

 13–17 years

82%

76%

86%

85%

80%

 18+ years

73%

69%

75%

76%

70%

Race

 Caucasian

81%

73%

86%

84%

81%

 African American

88%

77%

90%

97%

88%

 Asian

85%

79%

86%

90%

84%

 Other

77%

62%

84%

86%

76%

Conditiona

 JIA

79%

68%

85%

84%

80%

 SLE

85%

81%

88%

88%

83%

 Inflammatory diseaseb

82%

73%

89%

84%

82%

 AMPS

79%

76%

78%

83%

78%

 Other/Unknown

83%

74%

88%

89%

82%

Time since diagnosis

 Within 6 months

84%

76%

89%

86%

84%

 Greater than 6 months

81%

72%

85%

85%

80%

Prescribed rheumatologic medication(s)

 Yes (n = 148)

82%

73%

87%

87%

82%

  Glucocorticoid therapy

82%

75%

88%

84%

81%

  No glucocorticoid therapy

83%

73%

87%

87%

83%

 No

80%

72%

84%

84%

79%

Rheumatology visit type (n = 212)

 New

80%

70%

86%

86%

79%

 Established

80%

72%

83%

84%

80%

  1. Positive satisfaction defined as responses of “agree” and “strongly agree”
  2. aJIA: juvenile idiopathic arthritis; SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus; AMPS: amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome
  3. bDiagnoses included in the “inflammatory disease” category include Sjogren syndrome, vasculitis, juvenile dermatomyositis, chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis, idiopathic uveitis, localized scleroderma, systemic sclerosis, Behcet syndrome, sarcoidosis, and periodic fever syndrome or auto-inflammatory disorder