From: Providing cell phone numbers and email addresses to Patients: the physician's perspective
Question | N (%) |
---|---|
Do you have a cell phone? | |
Yes | 120 (100) |
Do you give your cell phone number to patients? | |
To none | 69 (57.5) |
To a small portion of them | 38 (31.7) |
To most of them | 11 (9.2) |
To all those who are interested | 0 |
Only to those I want to follow closely | 2 (1.7) |
What is your attitude towards providing your personal cell phone number to patients? | |
Not prepared to provide it | 42 (35.7) |
Prepared, but only in special cases | 64 (53.3) |
Prepared, but only to some of my patients | 12 (10.0) |
Prepared to give it to all patients | 2 (1.7) |
At what times would you agree to get call from your patients? | |
Only at pre-determined times | 41 (52.6%) |
At most times (other than weekends and holidays | 21 (26.9%) |
At all times including weekends and holidays | 7 (9.0%) |
Only during work hours and only if I'm free to answer | 9 (11.5%) |
What might make you more amenable to providing your cell phone number to patients? (More than one answer possible) | |
Cell phone provided by my employer | 53 (44.2%) |
Extra pay for the service | 84 (70.0%) |
Allotment of time during work to answer calls | 60 (50.0%) |
Possibility of turning the phone off after work/nothing will make me amenable | 2 (1.7%) |