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Table 4.

Factors Affecting the Acceptance of the Most Popular e-Health Applications

		PRIORITY E-HEALTH (INTERNET-BASED) APPLICATIONS ACCORDING TO RESPONDENTS' OPINIONS
VARIABLE	CATEGORIES	APPOINTMENT WITH PHYSICIAN	P	ACCESS TO LABORATORY TESTS	P	EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES	P
Sex^a	Female	2.88 (1.20)	0.68	2.56 (1.12)	0.43	2.41 (1.03)	0.10
	Male	2.83 (1.12)		2.70 (1.14)		2.68 (1.15)
Age (years)^b	<39	3.15 (1.09)	0.08	2.90 (1.10)	0.17	2.85 (1.09)	0.04
	≥39 to <52	2.89 (1.13)		2.63 (1.20)		2.34 (1.05)
	≥52 to <61	3.00 (1.16)		2.68 (1.13)		2.71 (1.01)
	≥61	2.50 (1.24)		2.35 (1.12)		2.23 (1.17)
Place of residence^b	Rural	2.69 (1.12)	0.20	2.43 (1.10)	0.19	2.43 (1.08)	0.53
	Urban <100,000	2.97 (1.00)		2.61 (0.93)		2.58 (0.84)
	Urban >100,000	2.97 (1.27)		2.77 (1.23)		2.58 (1.22)
Education^b	Level A	2.41 (1.09)^*^,†	<0.001	2.21 (1.07)^*	<0.001	2.15 (1.00)^*	<0.001
	Level B	3.08 (1.15)^*		2.54 (1.13)^†		2.54 (1.05)
	Level C	3.20 (1.12)^†		3.15 (1.00)^*^,†		2.94 (1.09)^*
Duration (years) of chronic disease^b	<5	3.36 (0.83)	0.02	3.06 (0.95)	0.02	3.00 (0.89)^*	0.01
	≥5 to <9	2.61 (1.37)		2.29 (1.21)		2.29 (1.11)
	≥9 to <16	2.68 (1.06)		2.46 (1.10)		2.29 (1.01)^*
	≥16	3.00 (1.21)		2.77 (1.13)		2.67 (1.20)
Admission to hospital^a	No	2.85 (1.09)	0.78	2.62 (0.99)	0.91	2.44 (0.85)	0.51
	Yes	2.87 (1.19)		2.61 (1.17)		2.55 (1.15)
Computer use^a	No	2.38 (1.06)	<0.001	2.15 (0.93)	<0.001	2.09 (0.87)	<0.001
	Yes	3.10 (1.14)		2.85 (1.14)		2.74 (1.12)
Internet use^a	No	2.41 (1.05)	<0.001	2.25 (0.96)	<0.001	2.14 (0.90)	<0.001
	Yes	3.19 (1.14)		2.88 (1.16)		2.79 (1.13)

Data are mean (standard deviation) values.

^{^a}

The differences between subcategories of grouping variables were assessed using the Mann–Whitney U test to compare rank values (Likert scale) for grouping variables from two categories.

^{^b}

The differences between subcategories of grouping variables were assessed using the analysis of variance rank Kruskal–Wallis test.

^{^*}

^,†Pairs of categories of grouping variables with significant differences in the post hoc multiple comparisons test following the analysis of variance rank Kruskal–Wallis analysis are marked with the same symbol.