Is telemonitoring an option against shortage of physicians in rural regions? attitude towards telemedical devices in the North Rhine-Westphalian health survey, Germany

Table 3 Statements supporting the use of telemedical devices

answer categories	early recognition				less visits				self monitoring				incentive
	men		women		men		women		men		women		men		women
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
completely true	430	56.4	391	54.5	417	54.7	447	62.3	255	33.4	267	37.2	189	24.8	187	26.1
true	235	30.8	235	32.8	198	26.0	156	21.8	272	35.6	249	34.7	226	29.6	227	31.7
half/half	24	3.1	22	3.1	24	3.1	16	2.2	34	4.5	44	6.1	52	6.8	39	5.4
less true	46	6.0	37	5.2	73	9.6	66	9.2	137	18.0	112	15.6	215	28.2	184	25.7
not true	6	0.8	11	1,5	35	4.6	25	3.5	40	5.2	31	4.3	63	8.3	62	8.6
don't know	15	2.0	19	2.6	12	1.6	5	0.7	14	1.8	12	1.7	12	1.6	15	2.1
not specified	7	0.9	2	0.3	4	0.5	2	0.3	11	1.4	2	0.3	6	0.8	3	0.4
total*	763	100.0	717	100.0	763	100.0	717	100.0	763	100.0	717	100.0	763	100.0	717	100.0

* 1449 persons who have not used telemedical devices until the interview was conducted, but approved the use, plus 31 persons who already used those devices personally and would do so again in the future (n = 1480)

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