Data Collection and Analysis
Eligible patients were contacted by telephone, with the first attempt
made on the same day as their telemedicine visit. Calls were made using
Doximity dialer (Doximity Inc.) to allow for display of the
hospital name on the patient’s caller ID. Three attempts were made to
contact the patient: after a non-answered first phone call, two
subsequent calls were made at different times and on consecutive
business days prior to deeming the patient unable to be contacted. In
the case of non-English speaking patients and laryngectomy patients, the
survey was administered via caregivers who had also been present during
the telemedicine visit. Demographic data for all patients and survey
responses were anonymously collected and entered by three research
assistants into a password-protected database.
Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the study population
and summarize patient ratings of items on the TUQ according to the
groupings proposed by the authors.26 Data were
analyzed with Mann-Whitney U test. Statistical significance was set at
p<0.05. The design and findings of this study were written in
accordance with SQUIRE 2.0 guidelines.27
The design and findings of this study were written in accordance with
SQUIRE 2.0 guidelines.27