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Table 2 The Willingness of Chronic Disease Patients to Use Physical Activity Apps vis-à-vis Individual Factors

From: Facilitators and barriers to using physical activity smartphone apps among Chinese patients with chronic diseases

Individual Factors

Willingness to Use Physical Activity Apps (n, %)

χ2

p

Yes (n = 117)

No/Uncertain (n = 101)

 

Sex

 Male (85)

41 (35.0)

44 (43.6)

1.65

0.198

 Female (133)

76 (65.0)

57 (56.4)

  

Age (years)

 ≤44 (89)

60 (51.3)

29 (28.7)

11.42

0.001

 >44 (129)

57 (48.7)

72 (71.3)

  

Marriage status

 Married (179)

94 (80.3)

85 (84.2)

0.53

0.463

 Others (39)

23 (19.7)

16 (15.8)

  

Education

 Primary (73)

32 (27.4)

41 (40.6)

4.26

0.045

 Diploma/degree (145)

85 (72.6)

60 (59.4)

  

Employment status

 Yes (172)

98 (83.8)

74 (73.3)

3.58

0.058

 No (46)

19 (16.2)

27 (26.7)

  

BMI

 Standard (134)

76 (65.0)

58 (57.4)

1.29

0.255

 Overweight (84)

41 (35.0)

43 (42.6)

  

Medical Diagnosis

 Cardiovascular (71)

33 (46.5)

38 (53.5)

  

 Cerebrovascular (27)

15 (55.6)

12 (44.4)

2.62

0.624

 Respiratory (64)

38 (59.4)

26 (40.6)

  

 DM (33)

19 (57.6)

14 (42.4)

  

 More than one (23)

12 (52.2)

11 (47.8)

  

Exercise Frequency

 None/seldom (48)

21 (17.9)

27 (26.7)

9.92

0.019

 Occasionally (63)

27 (23.1)

36 (35.6)

  

 1–2 times/week (44)

28 (23.9)

16 (15.8)

  

 3–4 times/week (63)

41 (35.0)

22 (34.9)

  

Exercise time

 <30mins (64)

29 (24.8)

35 (34.7)

3.30

0.192

 30–60mins (99)

54 (46.2)

45 (44.6)

  

 >60mins (55)

34 (29.1)

21 (20.8)

  

Smartphone user

 Yes (202)

113 (96.6)

89 (88.1)

5.70

0.020

 No (16)

4 (3.4)

12 (11.9)

  

Had used physical activity apps

 Yes (76)

55 (47.0)

21 (20.8)

16.40

< 0.001

 No (142)

62 (53.0)

80 (79.2)

  

Perceiving their chronic disease need reasonable doing exercises

 Yes (159)

93 (79.5)

66 (65.3)

5.49

0.019

 No (59)

24 (20.5)

35 (34.7)

  

Perceiving their chronic disease need exercise instructions

 Yes (113)

75 (64.1)

38 (37.6)

15.22

< 0.001

 No (105)

42 (35.9)

63 (62.4)

  

Perceiving their chronic disease need professional support

 Yes (156)

96 (82.1)

60 (59.4)

16.60

< 0.001

 No (62)

21 (17.9)

41 (40.6)

  

Need encourage when doing exercise

 Yes (78)

43 (36.8)

35 (34.7)

0.78

0.429

 No (140)

74 (63.2)

66 (65.3)

  

Need monitor physical status when doing exercise

 Yes (148)

91 (61.5)

57 (56.4)

11.33

0.001

 No (70)

26 (22.2)

44 (43.6)

  

Acceptance of charged apps

 Yes (26)

19 (16.2)

7 (6.9)

4.47

0.038

 No (192)

98 (83.8)

94 (93.1)