Table 1.
Bivariate associations with ease of understanding online medical records or patient portals.
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How easy or difficult was it to understand the health information in your online medical record or patient portal? | |||||||||
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Very easy (n=1403)a, weighted % of row (SE) | Not very easyb (n=1613)c, weighted % of row (SE) | Odds ratio for very easy (95% CI) | P value | ||||||
| Age group (years) | .04 | |||||||||
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18-34 | 44.6 (3.3) | 55.4 (3.3) | Reference | —d | |||||
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35-49 | 52.0 (2.9) | 48.0 (2.9) | 1.3 (1.0-1.8) | .07 | |||||
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50-64 | 45.5 (2.8) | 54.5 (2.8) | 1.0 (0.7-1.5) | .84 | |||||
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65-74 | 45.3 (3.0) | 54.7 (3.0) | 1.0 (0.7-1.5) | .89 | |||||
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≥75 | 39.3 (3.6) | 60.7 (3.6) | 0.8 (0.5-1.2) | .30 | |||||
| Birth sex | ||||||||||
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Female | 49.6 (2.2) | 50.4 (2.2) | 1.3 (1.0-1.8) | .08 | |||||
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Male | 42.8 (2.7) | 57.2 (2.7) | Reference | — | |||||
| Race/ethnicity | .19 | |||||||||
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Non-Hispanic White | 46.3 (1.9) | 53.7 (1.9) | Reference | — | |||||
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Non-Hispanic Black or African American | 54.3 (3.8) | 45.7 (3.8) | 1.4 (1.0-1.9) | .06 | |||||
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Hispanic | 48.6 (4.6) | 51.4 (4.6) | 1.1 (0.8-1.6) | .62 | |||||
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Non-Hispanic Asian | 41.7 (9.3) | 58.3 (9.3) | 0.8 (0.4-1.8) | .63 | |||||
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Non-Hispanic Other | 37.8 (7.6) | 62.2 (7.6) | 0.7 (0.4-1.4) | .31 | |||||
| Education | ||||||||||
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College graduate | 48.2 (1.9) | 51.8 (1.9) | 1.1 (0.9-1.4) | .32 | |||||
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Not college graduate | 45.5 (2.2) | 54.5 (2.2) | Reference | — | |||||
| Ease of understanding medical statistics | <.001 | |||||||||
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Very easy | 78.1 (2.6) | 21.9 (2.6) | 10.2 (6.8-15.2) | <.001 | |||||
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Easy | 44.2 (1.8) | 55.8 (1.8) | 2.3 (1.5-3.3) | <.001 | |||||
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Hard | 25.9 (3.4) | 74.1 (3.4) | Reference | — | |||||
| General health | .02 | |||||||||
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Excellent or very good | 50.6 (2.2) | 49.4 (2.2) | 1.3 (1.0-1.8) | .09 | |||||
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Good | 42.3 (2.0) | 57.7 (2.0) | 0.9 (0.7-1.3) | .72 | |||||
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Fair or poor | 43.7 (3.5) | 56.3 (3.5) | Reference | — | |||||
| Confidence in own ability to take care of health | .001 | |||||||||
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Completely or very | 50.5 (1.8) | 49.5 (1.8) | 1.8 (0.6-5.9) | .33 | |||||
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Somewhat or little | 36.6 (3.1) | 63.4 (3.1) | 1.0 (0.3-3.5) | .98 | |||||
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Not at all | 36.2 (13.4) | 63.8 (13.4) | Reference | — | |||||
| Deaf | ||||||||||
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Yes | 36.8 (4.7) | 63.2 (4.7) | 0.6 (0.4-1.0) | .04 | |||||
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No | 47.3 (1.6) | 52.7 (1.6) | Reference | — | |||||
| Diabetes | ||||||||||
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Yes | 44.6 (3.3) | 55.4 (3.3) | 0.9 (0.6-1.3) | .56 | |||||
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No | 47.1 (1.9) | 52.9 (1.9) | Reference | — | |||||
| High blood pressure | ||||||||||
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Yes | 46.3 (2.4) | 53.7 (2.4) | 1.0 (0.8-1.3) | .86 | |||||
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No | 46.9 (2.0) | 53.1 (2.0) | Reference | — | |||||
| Heart condition | ||||||||||
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Yes | 40.7 (4.5) | 59.3 (4.5) | 0.8 (0.5-1.1) | .17 | |||||
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No | 47.1 (1.6) | 52.9 (1.6) | Reference | — | |||||
| Lung disease | ||||||||||
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Yes | 43.2 (4.5) | 56.8 (4.5) | 0.9 (0.6-1.2) | .40 | |||||
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No | 47.2 (1.6) | 52.8 (1.6) | Reference | — | |||||
| Depression | ||||||||||
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Yes | 49.1 (2.9) | 50.9 (2.9) | 1.2 (0.9-1.5) | .29 | |||||
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No | 45.6 (1.8) | 54.4 (1.8) | Reference | — | |||||
| Ever had cancer | ||||||||||
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Yes | 43.7 (3.2) | 56.3 (3.2) | 0.9 (0.7-1.1) | .30 | |||||
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No | 47.0 (1.6) | 53.0 (1.6) | Reference | — | |||||
| Patient-provider communication score, median (IQR) | 25.6 (21.6-27.5) | 22.3 (18.8-26.2) | 1.14 (1.10-1.18)e | <.001 | ||||||
| How online records accessed | .02 | |||||||||
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App | 53.8 (4.1) | 46.2 (4.1) | 1.6 (1.1-2.4) | .02 | |||||
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Website | 41.8 (2.3) | 58.2 (2.3) | Reference | — | |||||
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Both app and website | 49.9 (2.6) | 50.1 (2.6) | 1.4 (1.1-1.8) | .02 | |||||
| Records online: view results | ||||||||||
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Yes | 47.8 (1.6) | 52.2 (1.6) | 1.8 (1.1-2.7) | .01 | |||||
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No | 34.1 (4.8) | 65.9 (4.8) | Reference | — | |||||
| Records online: download health information | ||||||||||
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Yes | 47.9 (2.6) | 52.1 (2.6) | 1.1 (0.8-1.4) | .59 | |||||
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No | 46.1 (2.0) | 53.9 (2.0) | Reference | — | |||||
| Records online: send to third party | ||||||||||
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Yes | 52.4 (3.2) | 47.6 (3.2) | 1.3 (1.0-1.8) | .05 | |||||
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No | 45.2 (1.8) | 54.8 (1.8) | Reference | — | |||||
| Records online: view notes | ||||||||||
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Yes | 50.0 (1.9) | 50.0 (1.9) | 1.6 (1.2-2.2) | .004 | |||||
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No | 38.5 (3.0) | 61.5 (3.0) | Reference | — | |||||
aWeighted percent of all respondents: 46.7%.
bNot very easy is a combination of somewhat easy, somewhat difficult, and very difficult.
cWeighted percent of all respondents: 53.3%.
dNot applicable.
eIncrease in odds per 1 unit increase in score.