Table 3 Method and ideal person to introduce a NHT to future patients
From: Public attitudes towards the use of novel technologies in their future healthcare: a UK survey
Item | Category | Laser-based tool for early diagnosis | Laser-based tool for early diagnosis | Virtual reality to support self-management | Continuous glucose monitoring using microwave signals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
How would you like to receive information? (Can select multiple options) | Verbal conversation | 845 | 58.3 | 777 | 53.6 | 942 | 65.0 | 868 | 59.9 |
| Â | Website | 640 | 44.1 | 591 | 40.8 | 631 | 43.5 | 705 | 48.6 |
| Â | Visual demonstration | 505 | 34.8 | 725 | 50.0 | 606 | 41.8 | 597 | 41.2 |
| Â | Leaflet | 518 | 35.7 | 421 | 29.0 | 492 | 33.9 | 470 | 32.4 |
| Â | Other | 28 | 1.9 | 31 | 2.1 | 23 | 1.6 | 25 | 1.7 |
Who should first tell you about this healthcare technology? | Health professional | 791 | 54.6 | 723 | 49.9 | 551 | 38.0 | 564 | 38.9 |
| Â | General practitioner | 482 | 33.2 | 482 | 33.2 | 535 | 36.9 | 558 | 38.5 |
| Â | Healthcare specialist | 81 | 5.6 | 71 | 4.9 | 177 | 12.2 | 126 | 8.7 |
| Â | Other | 70 | 4.8 | 120 | 8.3 | 65 | 4.5 | 107 | 7.4 |
| Â | Family/Friend | 55 | 3.8 | 38 | 2.6 | 56 | 3.9 | 77 | 5.3 |
|  | Don’t know | 47 | 3.2 | 65 | 4.5 | 52 | 3.6 | 44 | 3.0 |
| Â | Nurse | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 102 | 7.0 | 86 | 5.9 |
| Â | N/A | 32 | 2.2 | 31 | 2.1 | 55 | 3.8 | 63 | 4.3 |
| Â | Website | 20 | 1.4 | 21 | 1.4 | 8 | 0.6 | 25 | 1.7 |
| Â | Pharmacist | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Â | Researcher | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Â | Physiotherapist | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 |