Table 4.
Multivariable analysis of factors associated with interest in phone-based telehealtha.
| Characteristics | Patient group: CVD risk (n=676) | Patient group: depression (n=489) | ||||
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b (95% CI) | P | b (95% CI) | P | ||
| Sociodemographic factors | ||||||
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Age group (years) | |||||
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18-29 | − | − | Referent |
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30-44 | Referent (40-44 years) |
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-.054 (-0.187 to 0.079) |
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45-59 | -.101 (-0.379 to 0.178) |
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-.016 (-0.201 to 0.168) |
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60-74 | -.122 (-0.421 to 0.176) |
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-.028 (-0.178 to 0.122) |
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75+ | .301 (-0.484 to 1.086) | .35b | .087 (-0.303 to 0.476) | .79b |
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Sexc |
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-.018 (-0.122 to 0.086) | .72 | -.104 (-0.226 to 0.018) | .09 |
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Ethnicityd |
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-.061 (-0.312 to 0.191) | .63 | .161 (-0.076 to 0.398) | .18 |
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Employede |
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.108 (0.015 to 0.201) | .02 | .049 (-0.056 to 0.155) | .35 |
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Higher educationf |
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-.009 (-0.092 to 0.074) | .83 | -.157 (-0.272 to -0.042) | .01 |
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Home ownerg |
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-.088 (-0.206 to 0.030) | .14 | -.173 (-0.281 to -0.065) | .003 |
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Locationh |
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-.017 (-0.123 to 0.090) | .75 | -.072 (-0.170 to 0.026) | .14 |
| Health needs | ||||||
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PCS |
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.001 (-0.003 to 0.005) | .67 | .005 (0.001 to 0.009) | .02 |
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MCS |
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-.002 (-0.006 to 0.001) | .21 | .004 (0.001 to 0.008) | .02 |
| Access difficulties i | ||||||
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Service delivery |
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-.093 (-0.232 to 0.046) | .19 | .205 (0.069 to 0.340) | .004 |
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Physical access |
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.185 (-0.010 to 0.379) | .06 | -.066 (-0.280 to 0.148) | .53 |
| Technology-related factors | ||||||
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Phone availabilityj |
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.107 (-0.039 to 0.254) | .15 | .203 (0.025 to 0.382) | .03 |
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Email/Internet availabilityj |
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-.012 (-0.118 to 0.095) | .82 | -.089 (-0.178 to 0.0003) | .05 |
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Phone confidencei |
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.254 (0.151 to 0.358) | <.001 | .164 (0.002 to 0.326) | .048 |
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Email/Internet confidencei |
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-.075 (-0.197 to 0.046) | .22 | -.011 (-0.111 to 0.088) | .82 |
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Social media confidencei |
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.065 (-0.018 to 0.147) | .12 | -.025 (-0.110 to 0.060) | .56 |
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Telehealth advantagesi |
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.296 (0.240 to 0.352) | <.001 | .308 (0.213 to 0.404) | <.001 |
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Telehealth disadvantagesi |
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-.201 (-0.261 to -0.140) | <.001 | -.226 (-0.282 to -0.170) | <.001 |
| Past telehealth satisfaction i | ||||||
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NHS Direct |
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.088 (0.025 to 0.151) | .01 | .046 (0.001 to 0.090) | .045 |
aThe associations have been adjusted by all other variables in this fully adjusted model, and the stratified survey design has been taken into account in the analysis. Interest in phone-based telehealth scores range from 1.0-3.0, with higher scores indicating more interest.
bIndicates P value from Wald test.
cSex (0=Male, 1=Female).
dEthnicity (0=Non-Caucasian, 1=Caucasian).
eEmployed (0=Not employed, 1=Employed).
fHigher Education (0=No higher education, 1=Some higher education).
gHome Owner (0=Non-home owner, 1=Home owner).
hLocation (0=Bristol, 1=Sheffield).
iHigher scores indicate greater access difficulties, technology confidence, advantages, disadvantages, and satisfaction.
jTechnology Availability (0=Not available, 1=One form available, 2=Both available).