Research Article
Telemedicine Facilitates CHF Home Health Care for Those with Systolic Dysfunction
Table 3
Control and telemedicine patient utilization of healthcare services.
| | Control group | Telemedicine group |
| | Contact physician | Number of visits | Percentage | Number of visits | Percentage |
| | 0 | 37.5 Percentage | 0 | 38.5 | | 1 | 25.0 Percentage | 1 | 38.5 | | 2 | 12.5 Percentage | 4 | 7.7 | | 3 | 12.5 Percentage | 5 | 7.7 | | 13 | 12.5 Percentage | 9 | 7.7 |
| | Visit physician | Number of visits | Percentage | Number of visits | Percentage |
| | 1 | 12.5 Percentage | 0 | 16.7 Percentage | | 2 | 37.5 Percentage | 1 | 25.0 Percentage | | 3 | 12.5 Percentage | 2 | 33.3 Percentage | | 4 | 12.5 Percentage | 3 | 8.3 Percentage | | 6 | 12.5 Percentage | 5 | 8.3 Percentage | | 9 | 12.5 Percentage | 7 | 8.3 Percentage |
| | Emergency department | Number of visits | Percentage | Number of visits | Percentage |
| | 1 | 28.6 Percentage | 1 | 15.4 Percentage |
| | Hospitalized | Number of times | Percentage | Number of times | Percentage |
| | 2 | 14.3 Percentage | 1 | 23.1 Percentage | | — | — | 2 | 23.1 Percentage |
| | Weigh per week | Mean = 3.81 | Mean = 4.94 | | Standard deviation = 3.69 | Standard deviation = 2.31 |
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