Table 3 Factors associated with willingness to use TM
Factors associated with willingness | p-value | Odds ratio |
|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.44 | 0.875 (0.622–1.231) |
Age | 0.29 | 0.826 (0.579–1.178) |
Ethnicity | 0.13 | 0.743 (0.507–1.087) |
Highest Education | 0.30 | 1.271 (0.806–2.004) |
Employment | 0.41 | 1.164 (0.811–1.671) |
Marital Status | 0.94 | 1.018 (0.669–1.548) |
Financial Assistance | 0.18 | 0.794 (0.567–1.112) |
(Perception of Health) In general, would you say your health is: | 0.21 | 1.240 (0.886–1.736) |
How much time did the patient set aside for the appointment today | 0.32 | 0.821 (0.556–1.214) |
Perception of health compared to 1 year agoa | 0.70 | 1.082 (0.723–1.620) |
Tele-monitoring would be satisfactory compared to seeing the doctor in person. | < 0.01 | 2.790 (1.961–3.970) |
Is patient accompanied | 0.04 | 1.595 (1.029–2.473) |
Perceptions on monetary savings from telemedicinea | 0.01 | 1.777 (1.279–2.469) |
Patient would be more convinced after seeing benefits from reports | 0.04 | 1.425 (1.019–1.994) |
Tele-monitoring can violate patients’ privacy | 0.02 | 0.635 (0.432–0.934) |
Handphonea | 0.67 | 0.483 (0.017–13.359) |
Access to computera | 0.22 | 1.323 (0.841–2.082) |
Access to internet | 0.41 | 0.748 (0.375–1.493) |
Computer skillsa | 0.11 | 1.480 (0.913–2.401) |
Use Smartphone appsa | 0.34 | 1.235 (0.798–1.911) |
Tablet | 0.08 | 1.352 (0.968–1.890) |
Patient feels communication devices too challenging | 0.02 | 1.546 (1.088–2.192) |
Patient is concerned they are unable to express their problems over telemonitoring | 0.06 | 1.585 (1.139–2.203) |