Table 4 The results of univariate and multivariate logistic regression models of the acceptance of Internet use for accessing medical record

Gender

 Female

 Male

1.02 (0.66-0.92)

1.27 (0.71-2.28)

Age of respondent

 ≤31 years

 >31 to ≤50 years

0.53 (0.27-1.01)

0.73 (0.34-1.58)

 >50 to ≤61 years

0.32 (0.16-0.62)

0.62 (0.26-1.48)

 >61 years

0.20 (0.10-0.39)

0.46 (0.18-1.19)

Place of residence

 Rural

 Urban below 100.000 inhabitants

0.95 (0.53-1.72)

0.67 (0.32-1.37)

 urban above 100.000 inhabitants

2.28 (1.31-3.95)

1.77 (0.86-3.66)

Education

 Level 1

 Level 2

2.14 (1.15-3.97)

1.35 (0.62-2.97)

 Level 3

4.88 (2.72-7.75)

2.52 (1.12-5.67)

Number of chronic diseases diagnosed in the respondent

 1

 >1

0.56 (0.36-0.86)

0.92 (0.51-1.66)

Duration of chronic disease

 ≤5

 >5 to ≤10

0.51 (0.27-0.94)

0.56 (0.27-1.16)

 >10 to ≤18

0.71 (1.36-1.38)

0.84 (0.37-1.92)

 >18

0.55 (0.28-1.07)

0.79 (0.34-1.80)

At least one admission to hospital due to chronic disease

 No

 Yes

0.47 (0.27-0.81)

0.44 (0.22-0.85)

The use of the internet without help of other persons

 No

 Yes

4.12 (2.47-6.89)

1.61 (0.77-3.37)

Opinion about the usefulness of the internet in helping to make decision about own health

 Not useful at all

 Not useful

4.21 (1.38-12.87)

3.80 (1.16-12.42)

 Unsure

2.23 (0.84-5.92)

1.70 (0.59-4.90)

 Useful

6.93 (2.64-18.19)

4.07 (1.41-11.72)

 Very useful

9.28 (3.00-27.71)

6.02 (1.78-20.32)