A cross-sectional study assessing determinants of the attitude to the introduction of eHealth services among patients suffering from chronic conditions

Duplaga, Mariusz

doi:10.1186/s12911-015-0157-3

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Table 3 Characteristics of respondents

From: A cross-sectional study assessing determinants of the attitude to the introduction of eHealth services among patients suffering from chronic conditions

Variable		n	%
Gender	Female	253	64.2
Gender	Male	141	35.8
Age of respondent	≤31	100	26.3
	>31 to ≤50	96	25.2
	>50 to ≤61	93	24.4
	>61	92	24.1
Place of residence	Rural	120	30.9
	Urban below 100.000 inhabitants	91	23.5
	Urban above 100.000 inhabitants	177	45.6
Education level	Level A	129	32.7
	Level B	124	31.5
	Level C	141	35.8
Number of chronic diseases diagnosed in the respondent	1	212	53.7
Number of chronic diseases diagnosed in the respondent	>1	183	46.3
Prevalence of chronic diseases among respondents	Cardiovascular diseases apart from arterial hypertension	77	19.5
	Arterial hypertension	104	26.3
	Diabetes	153	38.7
	Bronchial asthma	79	20.0
	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	48	12.2
	Disease of musculoskeletal system	89	22.5
	Neurological disease	35	8.9
	Depression	38	9.6
	Other	100	25.3
Duration of chronic disease	≤5	93	25.7
	>5 to ≤10	103	28.5
	>10 to ≤18	78	21.5
	>18	88	24.3
At least one admission to hospital due to chronic disease	No	113	28.6
At least one admission to hospital due to chronic disease	Yes	282	71.4
Ability to use the Internet without help from other people	No	157	39.7
Ability to use the Internet without help from other people	Yes	238	60.3
Opinion about the usefulness of the Internet in helping to make decision about own health	Not useful at all	34	8.6
	Not useful	34	8.6
	Unsure	80	20.3
	Useful	150	38.0
	Very useful	47	11.9
The acceptance of Internet use for accessing medical record	No or not sure	123	39.3
The acceptance of Internet use for accessing medical record	Yes	176	60.7
The acceptance of Internet use for making appointment to see physician	No or not sure	72	22.6
	Yes	247	77.4
The acceptance of Internet use for renewing prescriptions	No or not sure	125	39.8
The acceptance of Internet use for renewing prescriptions	Yes	189	60.2
The acceptance of Internet use for accessing results of laboratory tests	No or not sure	112	36.3
	Yes	197	63.8
The acceptance of Internet use for accessing educational resources	No or not sure	155	48.4
	Yes	165	51.6
The acceptance of Internet use for consulting physician	No or not sure	103	33.1
The acceptance of Internet use for consulting physician	Yes	208	66.9

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