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

Table 8 The results of univariate and multivariate logistic regression models for the acceptance of Internet use for accessing educational resources

Independent variables	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	p	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	p
Gender
Female
Male	0.91 (0.57-1.44)	.68	1.01 (0.56-1.82)	.98
Age of respondent
≤31 years
>31 to ≤50 years	0.59 (0.29-1.18)	.132	0.88 (0.39-2.00)
>50 to ≤61 years	0.37 (0.18-0.74)	.005	0.77 (0.29-2.04)	.60
>61 years	0.26 (0.14-0.51)	<.001	0.79 (0.28-2.23)	.66
Place of residence
rural
urban below 100.000 inhabitants	1.12 (0.59-2.11)	.73	0.67 (0.29-1.51)	.33
urban above 100.000 inhabitants	1.89 (1.10-3.27)	.02	1.40 (0.68-2.88)	.36
Education
level 1
level 2	2.404	.005	1.47 (0.66-3.26)	.35
level 3	4.527	<.001	2.51 (1.09-5.74)	.03
Number of chronic diseases diagnosed in the respondent
1
>1	0.50 (0.32-0.80)	.004	0.69 (0.36-1.33)	.27
Duration of chronic disease
≤5
>5 to ≤10	0.31 (0.16-0.59)	<.001	0.30 (0.14-0.64)	.002
>10 to ≤18	0.56 (0.270-1.18)	.13	0.60 (0.24-1.49)	.27
>18	0.54 (0.26-1.12)	.10	0.72 (0.31-1.65)	.43
At least one admission to hospital due to chronic disease
No
Yes	0.50 (0.30-0.84)	.009	0.51 (0.27-.96)	.04
The use of the internet without help of other persons
No
Yes	3.60 (2.15-6.04)	<.001	1.35 (0.60-3.03)	.472
Opinion about the usefulness of the internet in helping to make decision about own health
Not useful at all
Not useful	4.17 (1.23-14.14)	.02	4.17 (1.15-15.21)	.03
Unsure	3.50 (1.20-10.17)	.02	3.24 (0.98-10.76)	.06
Useful	9.79 (3.49-27.46)	<.001	7.56 (2.29-24.95)	.001
Very useful	15.25 (4.26-54.68)	<.001	11.38 (2.73-47.47)	.001

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