Research Article

Characterizing the Use of Telepsychiatry for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder and Cooccurring Mental Health Disorders in Ontario, Canada

Table 3

Characteristics of patients receiving psychiatry via telemedicine by geographic location.

VariableOverall 
= 9,077
Southern Ontario 
= 7,109
Northern Ontario 
= 1,968

Age, yr
 Median (IQR)36 (29–45)36 (29–45)35 (28–44)
Gender, (%)
 Female4,249 (46.81%)3,211 (45.17%)1,038 (52.74%)
 Male4,828 (53.19%)3,898 (54.83%)930 (47.26%)
Median (IQR) distance between patient residence and physician address (km)86 (36–262)75 (33–142)341 (73–901)
Median percentage of high school completion, % (IQR)26 (21–31)27 (22–32)23 (19–27)
Number enrolled in primary care, (%)4,593 (50.60%)3,674 (51.68%)919 (46.70%)
Income quintile, (%)
 Missing23 (0.25%)15 (0.21%)8 (0.41%)
 13,984 (43.89%)3,050 (42.90%)934 (47.46%)
 22,058 (22.67%)1,664 (23.41%)394 (20.02%)
 31,385 (15.26%)1,089 (15.32%)296 (15.04%)
 4981 (10.81%)789 (11.10%)192 (9.76%)
 5646 (7.12%)502 (7.06%)144 (7.32%)