Table 2.
Personal and Internet-related characteristics of respondents on T1 and differences between patient web portal users and non-users (n = 214)
| Characteristic | Total(n = 214) | Non-users (n = 99) | Website users (n = 29) | Login users (n = 86) | P 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (M, (SD)) |
62 (13.2) |
66 (14)ac |
63 (11)ab |
56 (11)bc |
.000 |
| Gender (% female) |
140 (65%) |
69 (70%) |
14 (48%) |
57 (66%) |
n.s. |
| Marital status (% living together) |
170 (80%) |
68 (70%)ac |
26 (90%)a |
76 (88%)c |
.000 |
| Education level |
|
|
|
|
|
| low |
86 (40%) |
54 (55%)ac |
8 (28%)a |
24 (28%)c |
.001 |
| medium |
89 (42%) |
29 (29%) |
15 (52%) |
45 (52%) |
|
| high |
33 (15%) |
11 (11%) |
6 (21%) |
16 (19%) |
|
| missing |
6 (3%) |
4 (4%) |
- |
1 (1%) |
|
| Employment (% working) |
72 (34%) |
24 (24%)c |
10 (34%) |
38 (44%)c |
.02 |
| Health literacy (M(SD)) (n = 157)2 |
38.6 (7.2) |
36.5 (7.6)c |
37.9 (7.2) |
40.9 (6.1)c |
.001 |
|
Internet-related |
|
|
|
|
|
| Amount of Internet use |
|
|
|
|
|
| Daily/several days a week |
117 (55%) |
27 (27%)c |
17 (59%)b |
73 (85%)cb |
.000 |
| One day a week or less |
50 (23%) |
30 (30%) |
9 (31%) |
11 (13%) |
|
| Missing (no home Internet access) |
47 (22%) |
43 (43%) |
3 (10%) |
1 (1%) |
|
| Years of Internet experience |
|
|
|
|
|
| < 5 years |
44 (21%) |
21 (21%)c |
10 (34%)b |
13 (15%)cb |
.001 |
| ≥ 5 years |
113 (53%) |
26 (26%) |
16 (55%) |
71 (83%) |
|
| Missing |
57 (27%) |
52 (53%) |
3 (10%) |
2 (2%) |
|
| Self-perceived Internet skills |
|
|
|
|
|
| Good to very good |
66 (31%) |
11 (11%)c |
6 (21%)b |
49 (57%)cb |
.000 |
| Average to reasonable |
75 (35%) |
28 (28%) |
16 (55%) |
31 (36%) |
|
| Poor |
22 (10%) |
13 (13%) |
5 (17%) |
4 (5%) |
|
| Missing | 51 (24%) | 47 (47%) | 2 (7%) | 2 (2%) | |
1Kruskal-Wallis or Chi-square tests.
2Scale ranges from 14 (low level of health literacy) to 56 (high level of health literacy); data from T0.
aSignificant difference between non-users and website users.
bSignificant difference between website users and login users.
cSignificant difference between non-users and login users.