Table 3.
Perceptions of importance regarding factors that could impact decisions about the use of digital health technologiesa among veteran respondents to the Veterans Engagement with Technology Collaborative cohort survey and comparisons of perceptions among veterans with and without prevalent chronic health conditions and prevalent mental health conditions (n=857).
| Factor | Overall, n/N (%) | Respondent has ≥1 chronic health conditionsb n/N (%) | Respondent has ≥1 mental health conditionsc n/N (%) | |||||||||||||||
| Yes (713/857) |
No (144/857) |
P | Yes (481/857) |
No (376/857) |
P | |||||||||||||
| Receiving MyHealtheVet secure messages from my VHAd health care team about them | .09 |
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.26 | |||||||||||||||
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Very important | 561/766 (73.2) | 474/641 (73.9) | 87/125 (69.6) |
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325/435 (74.7) | 236/331 (71.3) |
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Somewhat important | 158/766 (20.6) | 133/641 (20.7) | 25/125 (20) |
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81/435 (18.6) | 77/331 (23.3) |
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Not at all important | 47/766 (6.1) | 34/641 (5.3) | 13/125 (10.4) |
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29/435 (6.7) | 18/331 (5.4) |
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| Knowing that my VHA health care team members will use the information that I enter into them to inform my health care | .56 |
|
.19 | |||||||||||||||
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Very important | 427/756 (56.5) | 355/631 (56.3) | 72/125 (57.6) |
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254/428 (59.3) | 173/328 (52.7) |
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Somewhat important | 248/756 (32.8) | 205/631 (32.5) | 43/125 (34.4) |
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132/428 (30.8) | 116/328 (35.4) |
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Not at all important | 81/756 (10.7) | 71/631 (11.3) | 10/125 (8) |
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42/428 (9.8) | 39/328 (11.9) |
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| Having my VHA doctor(s) recommend them to me | .24 |
|
.88 | |||||||||||||||
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Very important | 402/764 (52.6) | 344/638 (53.9) | 58/126 (46) |
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230/433 (53.1) | 172/331 (52) |
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Somewhat important | 274/764 (35.9) | 221/638 (34.6) | 53/126 (42.1) |
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152/433 (35.1) | 122/331 (36.9) |
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Not at all important | 88/764 (11.5) | 73/638 (11.4) | 15/126 (11.9) |
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51/433 (11.8) | 37/331 (11.2) |
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| Having somewhere to get help if I am having issues using them | .82 |
|
.18 | |||||||||||||||
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Very important | 389/760 (51.2) | 322/634 (50.8) | 67/126 (53.2) |
|
232/431 (53.8) | 157/329 (47.7) |
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Somewhat important | 262/760 (34.5) | 219/634 (34.5) | 43/126 (34.1) |
|
137/431 (31.8) | 125/329 (38) |
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Not at all important | 109/760 (14.3) | 93/634 (14.7) | 16/126 (12.7) |
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62/431 (14.4) | 47/329 (14.3) |
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| Having other members of my VHA clinical team recommend them to me | .11 |
|
.39 | |||||||||||||||
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Very important | 345/760 (45.4) | 297/635 (46.8) | 48/125 (38.4) |
|
203/429 (47.3) | 142/331 (42.9) |
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Somewhat important | 307/760 (40.4) | 246/635 (38.7) | 61/125 (48.8) |
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170/429 (39.6) | 137/331 (41.4) |
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Not at all important | 108/760 (14.2) | 92/635 (14.5) | 16/125 (12.8) |
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56/429 (13.1) | 52/331 (15.7) |
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| Having a video tutorial about how to use them | .57 |
|
.81 | |||||||||||||||
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Very important | 255/758 (33.6) | 208/633 (32.9) | 47/125 (37.6) |
|
146/429 (34) | 109/329 (33.1) |
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Somewhat important | 315/758 (41.6) | 265/633 (41.9) | 50/125 (40) |
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174/429 (40.6) | 141/329 (42.9) |
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Not at all important | 188/758 (24.8) | 160/633 (25.3) | 28/125 (22.4) |
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109/429 (25.4) | 79/329 (24) |
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| Having someone available to help me learn how to use them through in-person trainings | .43 |
|
.40 | |||||||||||||||
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Very important | 241/758 (31.8) | 202/633 (31.9) | 39/125 (31.2) |
|
144/429 (33.6) | 97/329 (29.5) |
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Somewhat important | 273/758 (36) | 233/633 (36.8) | 40/125 (32) |
|
147/429 (34.3) | 126/329 (38.3) |
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Not at all important | 244/758 (32.2) | 198/633 (31.3) | 46/125 (36.8) |
|
138/429 (32.2) | 106/329 (32.2) |
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| Receiving printed information about them from the VHA | .58 |
|
.37 | |||||||||||||||
|
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Very important | 231/758 (30.5) | 197/632 (31.2) | 34/126 (27) |
|
139/427 (32.6) | 92/331 (27.8) |
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Somewhat important | 326/758 (43) | 271/632 (42.9) | 55/126 (43.7) |
|
179/427 (41.9) | 147/331 (44.4) |
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Not at all important | 201/758 (26.5) | 164/632 (25.9) | 37/126 (29.4) |
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109/427 (25.5) | 92/331 (27.8) |
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| Having help from family, friends, or other important people in my life to use them | .24 |
|
.04 | |||||||||||||||
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Very important | 164/759 (21.6) | 143/633 (22.6) | 21/126 (16.7) |
|
106/431 (24.6) | 58/328 (17.7) |
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Somewhat important | 279/759 (36.8) | 226/633 (35.7) | 53/126 (42.1) |
|
146/431 (33.9) | 133/328 (40.5) |
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Not at all important | 316/759 (41.6) | 264/633 (41.7) | 52/126 (41.3) |
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179/431 (41.5) | 137/328 (41.8) |
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| Having other veterans encourage me to use them | .69 |
|
<.001 | |||||||||||||||
|
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Very important | 94/758 (12.4) | 77/634 (12.1) | 17/124 (13.7) |
|
70/429 (16.3) | 24/329 (7.3) |
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Somewhat important | 234/758 (30.9) | 193/634 (30.4) | 41/124 (33.1) |
|
135/429 (31.5) | 99/329 (30.1) |
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Not at all important | 430/758 (56.7) | 364/634 (57.4) | 66/124 (53.2) |
|
224/429 (52.2) | 206/329 (62.6) |
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| Having support in the community through my VSOe, church, library, or other such organizations for using them | .37 |
|
.02 | |||||||||||||||
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Very important | 81/754 (10.7) | 64/630 (10.2) | 17/124 (13.7) |
|
56/427 (13.1) | 25/327 (7.6) |
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Somewhat important | 172/754 (22.8) | 148/630 (23.5) | 24/124 (19.4) |
|
103/427 (24.1) | 69/327 (21.1) |
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Not at all important | 501/754 (66.4) | 418/630 (66.3) | 83/124 (66.9) |
|
268/427 (62.8) | 233/327 (71.3) |
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| Seeing information about them on social media | .52 |
|
.05 | |||||||||||||||
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Very important | 61/756 (8.1) | 48/631 (7.6) | 13/125 (10.4) |
|
42/428 (9.8) | 19/328 (5.8) |
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Somewhat important | 162/756 (21.4) | 134/631 (21.2) | 28/125 (22.4) |
|
98/428 (22.9) | 64/328 (19.5) |
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Not at all important | 533/756 (70.5) | 449/631 (71.2) | 84/125 (67.2) |
|
288/428 (67.3) | 245/328 (74.7) |
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| Other | .67f |
|
.34f | |||||||||||||||
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Very important | 12/76 (15.8) | 10/68 (14.7) | 2/8 (25) |
|
8/40 (20) | 4/36 (11.1) |
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Somewhat important | 7/76 (9.2) | 7/68 (10.3) | 0/8 (0) |
|
5/40 (12.5) | 2/36 (5.6) |
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Not at all important | 57/76 (75) | 51/68 (75) | 6/8 (75) |
|
27/40 (67.5) | 30/36 (83.3) |
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aVHA mobile health apps, non-VHA mobile health apps, or devices.
bHypertension, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease.
cAnxiety, depression, or posttraumatic stress disorder.
dVHA: Veterans Health Administration.
eVSO: Veteran Service Organization.
fFisher exact test P value.