Characteristic | No. (%)* of participants n = 18 |
---|---|
Age, yr | |
20–39 | 7 (39) |
40–59 | 2 (11) |
60–79 | 8 (44) |
80–99 | 1 (6) |
Sex | |
Male | 5 (28) |
Female | 12 (67) |
Prefer not to answer | 1 (6) |
Diversity | |
Visible minority | 3 (17) |
Person with disability | 7 (39) |
Indigenous person of Canada | 1 (6) |
Identifies as an immigrant | 1 (6) |
LGBTQ community | 3 (17) |
Work status | |
Working for pay on a casual or on-call basis | 1 (6) |
Not in labour force, unable to work | 1 (6) |
Retired | 9 (50) |
Student (includes students working part-time) | 4 (22) |
Homemaker | 1 (6) |
Prefer not to answer | 2 (11) |
Education | |
Completed high school | 1 (6) |
Some postsecondary education (college, university, technical training) | 3 (16) |
Completed college | 4 (22) |
Completed technical training (e.g., apprenticeship) | 1 (6) |
Completed university | 4 (22) |
Completed postgraduate, professional or graduate degree | 5 (28) |
Perspective | |
Patient, patient advisor or patient partner† | 13 (72) |
Family member or caregiver | 5 (28) |
Geography | |
Ontario | 2 (11) |
British Columbia | 16 (89) |
Experience with virtual care | |
Participants with experience | 17 (94) |
Participants without experience | 1 (6) |
Note: LGBTQ = lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning.
↵* The percentages in some categories may sum to more than 100 because of rounding.
↵† Patient advisors and patient partners who participated in this study do not include the patient partners or patient research liaison on the research team.