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Patients’ perspectives on video consultation for non-communicable diseases: a qualitative study in Singapore

Mui Suan Tan, Gary Chun-Yun Kang, Rodney Jin Kai Fong, Nian Kai Cheong, Haixiao Shi and Ngiap Chuan Tan
BJGP Open 2023; 7 (4): BJGPO.2023.0103. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0103
Mui Suan Tan
1 SingHealth Polyclinics, Singapore
2 SingHealth Duke-NUS Family Medicine Academic Clinical Programme, Singapore
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3 Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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    Table 1. Demographic characteristics of study participants (N = 16)
    Characteristicn (%)
    Sex
     Male7 (44)
     Female9 (56)
    Age, years
     <505 (31)
     50–605 (31)
     >606 (38)
    Ethnic group
     Chinese11 (69)
     Malay2 (13)
     Indian2 (13)
     Ceylonese1 (6)
    Highest education level
     Primary6 (38)
     Secondary2 (13)
     Diploma or high school5 (31)
     University3 (19)
    Type of housing
     1–3 room public housing apartment2 (13)
     4–5 room public housing apartment12 (75)
     Condominium or private property2 (13)
    Need to pay tax last year?
     Yes9 (56)
     No7 (44)
    Received medical subsidy?
     Yes6 (38)
     No10 (63)
    NCDs
     T2DM10 (63)
     HTN10 (63)
     HLD15 (94)
     T2DM + HTN + HLD7 (44)
     Othersa 6 (38)
    Total number of NCDs
     ≥43 (19)
     38 (50)
     1 or 25 (31)
    • aOthers included obesity, gout, osteoarthritis, and hypothyroidism. HLD = hyperlipidaemia. HTN = hypertension. NCD = non-communicable disease. T2DM = type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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