Table 3 .
Importance of eHealth services when choosing a new doctor in 2007 and changes from 2005 to 2007
2007 | Change From 2005 to 2007 | |||
General Population | Health-related Internet Users | General Population | Health-related Internet Users | |
Frequency Mean % (CI)a | Frequency Mean % (CI)a | Mean % (CI)a | Mean % (CI)a | |
The possibility of requesting or renewing prescriptions | 1996 | 1379 | ||
28.4 (27.4 - 29.4) | 37.3 (35.7 - 38.8) | +2.6 (1.2 - 4.0) | +1.0 (-1.3 to 3.3) | |
The possibility of scheduling or changing an appointment | 2690 | 1886 | ||
38.3 (37.2 - 39.4) | 52.0 (50.4 - 53.6) | +3.2 (1.8 - 4.7) | +1.3 (-1.1 to 3.7) | |
The possibility of communicating by email | 2644 | 1858 | ||
37.7 (36.6 - 38.7) | 51.4 (49.8 - 53.1) | +3.2 (1.7 - 4.7) | -0.5 (-2.9 to 2.0) | |
All three services | 1237 | 933 | ||
17.6 (16.7 - 18.5) | 25.2 (23.8 - 26.6) | +1.3 (0.1 - 2.5) | +0.2 (-1.9 to 2.2) | |
At least one service | 3702 | 2482 | ||
52.7 (51.6 - 53.8) | 68.6 (67.1 - 70.1) | +4.6 (3.0 - 6.1) | +0.2 (-2.1 to 2.4) |
a 95% confidence intervals (CI); differences appear in italics when significantly different from 0 at the 5% level