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Table 5 Perceived service enhancement and perceived adequacy of technological capability or innovation by profession

From: Palliative care providers’ use of digital health and perspectives on technological innovation: a national study

 

Allied health

(N = 36)

Medicine

(N = 54)

Nursing

(N = 64)

Item

Mean (SD)

Min-Max

N

Mean (SD)

Min-Max

N

Mean (SD)

Min-Max

N

Confident utilising digital health to provide PC

3.58 (0.91)

1.00–5.00

36

3.79 (0.78)

2.00–5.00

52

3.73 (0.97)

1.00–5.00

60

 Missing

  

  

2

  

4

PC can be enhanced through digital health

4.19 (0.75)

2.00–5.00

36

4.27 (0.57)

3.00–5.00

51

4.17 (0.75)

1.00–5.00

58

 Missing

  

  

3

  

6

Supportive of ongoing innovation through digitally enabled models of care that improve quality and access to PC

4.39 (0.55)

3.00–5.00

36

4.31 (0.54)

3.00–5.00

52

4.16 (0.97)

1.00–5.00

61

 Missing

  

  

2

  

3

Concerned about the safety and confidentiality of patient information in digital health

2.89 (0.93)

1.00–5.00

35

3.33 (0.92)

2.00–5.00

52

3.15 (1.09)

1.00–5.00

61

 Missing

  

1

  

2

  

3

Do not have access to sufficient technical help to support me using digital health applications

3.20 (0.96)

2.00–5.00

35

2.94 (1.07)

1.00–5.00

52

2.72 (1.00)

1.00–5.00

61

 Missing

  

1

  

2

  

3

Would like access to training and/or educational resources to support my use of digital health in PC

4.06 (0.67)

2.00–5.00

36

3.80 (0.66)

2.00–5.00

51

3.85 (0.90)

1.00–5.00

60

 Missing

  

  

3

  

4

  1. PC Palliative Care