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Table 2 Analogous health care services in the ambulatory health care sector during the COVID-19 pandemic

From: Patient connectivity with healthcare professionals and health insurer using digital health technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic: a German cross-sectional study

Interruption of ongoing medical treatment because of the fear of a COVID-19 infection

Appeared

Not appeared

Wilcoxon-Mann–Whitney test

Number of health technologies used

 0

55.6%

71.2%

 

 1

24.2%

21.1%

 

 2

12.5%

5.8%

 

 3

7.7%

1.9%

p <0.001

 Total (n = 1.036)

248

788

 

Problems arranging a doctor's appointment

 0

54.1%

71.6%

 

 1

28.6%

20.3%

 

 2

9.8%

6.2%

 

 3

7.5%

1.9%

p <0.001

 Total (n = 1.009)

266

743

 

Cancellation of a doctor's appointment due to the fear of a COVID-19 infection

 0

59.8%

70.9%

 

 1

23.2%

21.1%

 

 2

9%

6.8%

 

 3

8%

1.2%

p <0.001

 Total (n = 1.174)

311

863

 

Cancellation of a medical appointment to protect relatives from a COVID-19 infection

 0

63.9%

70.1%

 

 1

23%

20.8%

 

 2

8%

7.5%

 

 3

5.2%

1.5%

p <0.050

 Total (n = 1.157)

427

730