Table 5.
Logistic regression of email users’ attitudes as a function of age, education level, insurance type, family income, and race.
| Covariate (n) | Agreement | ||
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OR (95% CI) | Adjusteda OR (95% CI) | |
| More providers should offer email (171) |
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Caregiver age | 1.05 (1.00-1.09) | 1.00 (0.94-1.08) |
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Completed > high school | 3.45 (1.54-7.72) | 2.28 (0.88-5.91) |
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Medicaid insurance | 0.47 (0.22-1.02) | 0.75 (0.30-1.9) |
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Income ≤ US $30,000 | 0.17 (0.07-0.43) | 0.26 (0.09-0.74) |
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African-American race | 0.40 (0.19-0.85) | 0.34 (0.14-0.82) |
| Email would increase contact with provider (170) |
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Caregiver age | 1.02 (0.98-1.06) | 1.02 (0.96-1.09) |
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Completed > high school | 1.92 (0.92-3.99) | 1.33 (0.56-3.17) |
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Medicaid insurance | 0.64 (0.30-1.35) | 0.73 (0.31-1.72) |
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Income ≤ US $30,000 | 0.43 (0.20-0.92) | 0.59 (0.24-1.45) |
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African-American race | 0.38 (0.18-0.79) | 0.41 (0.19-0.91) |
| Email would distance us from provider (171) |
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Caregiver age | 0.95 (0.89-1.01) | 0.95 (0.87-1.05) |
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Completed > high school | 0.40 (0.15-1.12) | 0.49 (0.13-1.82) |
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Medicaid insurance | 2.16 (0.79-5.9) | 1.96 (0.56-6.91) |
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Income ≤ US $30,000 | 3.65 (1.15-11.51) | 1.51 (0.39-5.88) |
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African-American race | 1.53 (0.59-3.98) | 1.40 (0.46-4.27) |
| Email would improve communication with provider (170) |
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Caregiver age | 1.03 (0.99-1.07) | 1.05 (0.99-1.12) |
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Completed > high school | 1.82 (0.91-3.63) | 1.37 (0.59-3.20) |
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Medicaid insurance | 0.83 (0.41-1.68) | 1.10 (0.48-2.52) |
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Income ≤ US $30,000 | 0.48 (0.24-0.99) | 0.57 (0.24-1.38) |
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African-American race | 0.45 (0.23-0.90) | 0.49 (0.23-1.04) |
| Email with provider would be satisfying (171) |
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Caregiver age | 1.01 (0.97-1.05) | 1.00 (0.95-1.07) |
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Completed > high school | 2.34 (1.12-4.88) | 1.67 (0.68-4.12) |
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Medicaid insurance | 0.55 (0.26-1.17) | 0.79 (0.33-1.91) |
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Income ≤ $30,000 | 0.21 (0.09-0.49) | 0.25 (0.09-0.66) |
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African-American race | 0.31 (0.15-0.65) | 0.32 (0.14-0.75) |
| Email would be easy way to make appointment (170) |
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Caregiver age | 1.02 (0.98-1.06) | 0.99 (0.94-1.06) |
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Completed > high school | 1.78 (0.86-3.65) | 1.90 (0.79-4.58) |
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Medicaid insurance | 0.91 (0.44-1.90) | 1.39 (0.59-3.29) |
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Income ≤ US $30,000 | 0.47 (0.23-0.99) | 0.53 (0.21-1.33) |
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African-American race | 0.41 (0.20-0.85) | 0.40 (0.18-0.88) |
| Email hackers are a worry (170) |
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Caregiver age | 0.97 (0.94-1.01) | 0.98 (0.93-1.04) |
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Completed > high school | 0.53 (0.28-1.01) | 0.83 (0.38-1.81) |
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Medicaid insurance | 1.78 (0.92-3.44) | 1.35 (0.62-2.95) |
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Income ≤ US $30,000 | 3.06 (1.56-6.02) | 2.21 (0.97-5.02) |
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African-American race | 1.60 (0.85-3.02) | 1.34 (0.65-2.73) |
aAdjusted for all other covariates in a multiple logistic regression model.