[Retracted] Development of a Mobile Application for Interaction between Patients and Doctors in Rural Populations
Table 1
Consolidated responses to the interviews.
Question
Answer
Percentage
Question 1.1 If you have a specialized medical consultation, who do you go to first?
EPS
50.5
51.01
General practitioner
43.3
43.71
Question 1.2 How do you access specialist care?
Appointment
43.3
43.71
Remission
46.9
47.35
12 weeks
18.0
18.21
Question 1.3 How long does it take to receive care from a specialist?
2–4 weeks
36.1
36.43
4–8 weeks
21.6
21.85
12 to 16 weeks
10.8
10.93
Question 1.4 How much time and money are spent to travel to the specialist?
7–50 thousand IQ
43.3
43.71
60–100 thousand IQ
14.4
14.57
120–200 thousand IQ
14.4
14.57
Question 1.5 Would you be interested in installing a mobile application that allows interaction with the specialist? Why?
Yes
97.4
98.36
No
3.6
3.64
Question 1.6 How do you imagine a different process to access care from a specialist?
Yes
86.6
87.43
No
14.4
14.57
Question 2.1 Do you have a cell phone?
Yes
93.8
94.72
No
7.2
7.28
Question 2.2 If you have a cell phone, what brand of cell phone do you have, if possible additional reference data. Example: Samsung Galaxy Ace, if you don’t know the brand, write “No knowledge”
Without knowledge
18.0
18.21
High
21.6
21.85
Half
54.1
54.65
Question 2.3 How do you access the internet through your cell phone? Specify if you have a data plan or connect only by Wi-Fi, if they have prepaid.
Wi-Fi
50.6
51.11
Wi-Fi and data
36.1
36.43
Prepaid
14.4
14.57
Well
68.5
69.21
Question 2.4 Is internet access good, fair, or bad at the place of residence?
Regular
18.0
18.21
Bad
14.4
14.57
Question 2.5 Do you think that an additional application runs on your cell phone or do you consider that your cell phone is very slow?
