Table 2.
Socio-demographic and health-related characteristics of the respondents and their associations with the overall acceptance of TELEG (SUTAQ score; N = 149)
| Respondents’ characteristics | N (%) | Association with SUTAQ score* r/t/F value**; P value |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographic characteristics | |||
| Age in years | Mean (SD) = 78.8 (7.71) |
−0.004; 0.958a |
|
| Gender |
Male Female |
60 (40.3) 89 (59.7) |
0.957; 0.340b |
| Highest education level |
No formal education Primary education Secondary education Tertiary education |
49 (32.9) 51 (34.2) 43 (28.9) 6 (4.0) |
0.378; 0.770c |
| Division of the residential address |
Kuching Samarahan |
138 (92.6) 4 (2.7) |
n/a |
| Serian | 3 (2.0) | ||
| Sri Aman | 1 (0.7) | ||
| Betong | 1 (0.7) | ||
| Sibu | 1 (0.7) | ||
| Miri | 1 (0.7) | ||
| Two-ways driving distance between home and SHC (KM) | Median (IQR) = 26.8 (13.6) |
0.080; 0.331a |
|
| Average time spent on TELEG | Mean (SD) = 36.4 (17.07) | ||
| Average time spent for physical clinic visit | Mean (SD) = 163.4 (72.39) | ||
| Living status | Alone | 4 (2.7) | 0.136; |
| With spouse only | 5 (3.4) | 0.936c | |
| With family members | 119 (79.9) | ||
| At nursing home | 21 (14.1) | ||
| Main source of finance | Own saving/pension money | 59 (39.6) | 0.358; |
| Money from children | 81 (54.4) | 0.835c | |
| Money from third parties | 9 (6.0) | ||
| Main caregiver | Spouse | 43 (28.9) | 0.304; |
| Children | 65 (43.6) | 0.870c | |
| Formal caregiver | 33 (22.1) | ||
| Sibling or relatives | 4 (2.7) | ||
| No caregiver | 4 (2.7) | ||
| Health related characteristics | |||
| Clinical Frailty Scale Scoring [22] |
2 3 |
2 (1.3) 2 (1.3) |
2.60; 0.116c |
| 4 | 9 (6.0) | ||
| 5 | 44 (29.5) | ||
| 6 | 57 (38.3) | ||
| 7 | 27 (18.1) | ||
| 8 | 8 (5.4) | ||
| Top five comorbidities | Hypertension | 98 (65.8) | n/a |
| Hyperlipidemia | 61 (40.9) | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | 58 (38.9) | ||
| Dementia | 58 (38.9) | ||
| Parkinson | 17 (11.4) | ||
| Having bedsore |
Yes No |
19 (12.8) 130 (87.2) |
n/a |
KM: Kilometers; n/a: not applicable; SD: Standard deviation; SHC: Sarawak Heart Centre; SUTAQ: Service User Technology Acceptability Questionnaire
*The associations between numerical baseline characteristics with overall acceptance (SUTAQ score) were examined using Pearson’s correlation test. For the associations between categorical baseline characteristics with overall acceptance were examined using independent t-test or ANOVA test (for independent variable with more than 2 groups)
**r value: Pearson’s correlation coefficient r; t value: statistics value for independent t test; F value: statistics value for ANOVA test
aPearson’s correlation test
bIndependent t test
cANOVA test