Table 4 .
Characteristics of health-related Internet users who value eHealth services when choosing a new doctor in 2007
| Request or Renew Prescriptions | Schedule or Change Appointments Online | Communicate by email with Health Professionals | ||||||||
| Odds Ratio |
95% CI | P value | Odds Ratio |
95% CI | P value | Odds Ratio |
95% CI | P value | ||
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Female | 1.08 | 0.94 - 1.24 | .29 | 1.00 | 0.88 - 1.14 | .99 | 0.95 | 0.86 - 1.09 | .49 | |
| Male | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Age | .005 | < .001 | .17 | |||||||
| 15-25 | 1.97 | 1.27 - 3.06 | .003 | 2.68 | 1.73 - 4.16 | < .001 | 1.43 | 0.95 - 2.16 | .09 | |
| 26-35 | 1.85 | 1.21 - 2.81 | .004 | 2.75 | 1.81 - 4.19 | < .001 | 1.50 | 1.01 - 2.21 | .04 | |
| 36-45 | 1.76 | 1.14 - 2.70 | .01 | 2.58 | 1.68 - 3.95 | < .001 | 1.53 | 1.02 - 2.28 | .04 | |
| 46-55 | 1.36 | 0.89 - 2.10 | .16 | 2.19 | 1.43 - 3.35 | < .001 | 1.22 | 0.82 - 1.81 | .33 | |
| 56-65 | 1.44 | 0.93 - 2.21 | .10 | 2.23 | 1.45 - 3.42 | < .001 | 1.32 | 0.89 - 1.97 | .18 | |
| 66-80 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Education | .01 | .10 | < .001 | |||||||
| Higher education | 1.14 | 0.93 - 1.40 | .21 | 1.24 | 1.02 - 1.51 | .03 | 1.34 | 1.10 - 1.63 | .004 | |
| A-Level | 1.37 | 1.10 - 1.71 | .006 | 1.22 | 0.98 - 1.51 | .07 | 1.58 | 1.28 - 1.96 | < .001 | |
| below A-Level | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
|
Children at home ( < 18) |
1.00 | 0.86 - 1.17 | .96 | 1.06 | 0.91 - 1.23 | .44 | 1.00 | 0.86 - 1.16 | .99 | |
| No children at home | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Place of residence | .03 | < .001 | .21 | |||||||
| City | 1.39 | 1.08 - 1.78 | .01 | 1.66 | 1.30 - 2.11 | < .001 | 1.22 | 0.96 - 1.54 | .11 | |
| Minor city | 1.20 | 0.93 - 1.54 | .17 | 1.37 | 1.07 - 1.75 | .01 | 1.23 | 0.97 - 1.57 | .09 | |
| Village | 1.14 | 0.88 - 1.48 | .33 | 1.45 | 1.13 - 1.86 | .004 | 1.31 | 1.02 - 1.68 | .04 | |
| Rural/remote location | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Work situation | .31 | .22 | .24 | |||||||
| Student | 0.84 | 0.63 - 1.12 | .23 | 1.10 | 0.83 - 1.45 | .52 | 1.14 | 0.86 - 1.50 | .37 | |
| Working | 1.02 | 0.83 - 1.25 | .85 | 1.19 | 0.98 - 1.45 | .08 | 1.19 | 0.97 - 1.44 | .09 | |
| Not working | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| With diagnosed illness | 0.85 | 0.68 - 1.07 | .16 | 0.67 | 0.54 - 0.84 | < .001 | 0.82 | 0.66 - 1.01 | .07 | |
| No | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
|
Relative with diagnosed illness |
0.90 | 0.76 - 1.05 | .17 | 0.86 | 0.74 - 1.00 | .05 | 0.94 | 0.80 - 1.09 | .39 | |
| No | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Subjective health status | .11 | .62 | .55 | |||||||
| Good | 0.84 | 0.56 - 1.26 | .40 | 0.94 | 0.63 - 1.40 | .76 | 0.84 | 0.57 - 1.24 | .39 | |
| Fair | 1.01 | 0.67 - 1.52 | .97 | 1.02 | 0.68 - 1.53 | .91 | 0.80 | 0.54 - 1.20 | .28 | |
| Bad | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||