Do Italians use digital channels to communicate with their specialist physicians? According to a survey conducted in June 2020, only 23 percent of Italians reported that they used emails to communicate with their physicians. This figure decreased to 11 percent during the COVID-19 emergency. This decreasing trend could be seen for all digital communication channels reported in the graph. This might be due to the fact that doctor's visits and communications slowed down during the lockdown.
Use of digital tools to communicate with medical specialists before and during COVID-19 in Italy in 2020
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Osservatori Digital Innovation. (June 8, 2020). Use of digital tools to communicate with medical specialists before and during COVID-19 in Italy in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128018/use-of-digital-tools-to-communicate-with-physicians-pre-and-during-covid-19-in-italy/
Osservatori Digital Innovation. "Use of digital tools to communicate with medical specialists before and during COVID-19 in Italy in 2020." Chart. June 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128018/use-of-digital-tools-to-communicate-with-physicians-pre-and-during-covid-19-in-italy/
Osservatori Digital Innovation. (2020). Use of digital tools to communicate with medical specialists before and during COVID-19 in Italy in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128018/use-of-digital-tools-to-communicate-with-physicians-pre-and-during-covid-19-in-italy/
Osservatori Digital Innovation. "Use of Digital Tools to Communicate with Medical Specialists before and during Covid-19 in Italy in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128018/use-of-digital-tools-to-communicate-with-physicians-pre-and-during-covid-19-in-italy/
Osservatori Digital Innovation, Use of digital tools to communicate with medical specialists before and during COVID-19 in Italy in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128018/use-of-digital-tools-to-communicate-with-physicians-pre-and-during-covid-19-in-italy/ (last visited September 16, 2024)
Use of digital tools to communicate with medical specialists before and during COVID-19 in Italy in 2020 [Graph], Osservatori Digital Innovation, June 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128018/use-of-digital-tools-to-communicate-with-physicians-pre-and-during-covid-19-in-italy/
