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. 2014 May 8;16(5):e123. doi: 10.2196/jmir.3257

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)

b (95% CI) P b (95% CI) P
Sociodemographic factors

Age group (years)


18-29 Referent


30-44 Referent (40-44 years)
-.054 (-0.187 to 0.079)


45-59 -.101 (-0.379 to 0.178)
-.016 (-0.201 to 0.168)


60-74 -.122 (-0.421 to 0.176)
-.028 (-0.178 to 0.122)


75+ .301 (-0.484 to 1.086) .35b .087 (-0.303 to 0.476) .79b

Sexc
-.018 (-0.122 to 0.086) .72 -.104 (-0.226 to 0.018) .09

Ethnicityd
-.061 (-0.312 to 0.191) .63 .161 (-0.076 to 0.398) .18

Employede
.108 (0.015 to 0.201) .02 .049 (-0.056 to 0.155) .35

Higher educationf
-.009 (-0.092 to 0.074) .83 -.157 (-0.272 to -0.042) .01

Home ownerg
-.088 (-0.206 to 0.030) .14 -.173 (-0.281 to -0.065) .003

Locationh
-.017 (-0.123 to 0.090) .75 -.072 (-0.170 to 0.026) .14
Health needs

PCS
.001 (-0.003 to 0.005) .67 .005 (0.001 to 0.009) .02

MCS
-.002 (-0.006 to 0.001) .21 .004 (0.001 to 0.008) .02
Access difficulties i

Service delivery
-.093 (-0.232 to 0.046) .19 .205 (0.069 to 0.340) .004

Physical access
.185 (-0.010 to 0.379) .06 -.066 (-0.280 to 0.148) .53
Technology-related factors

Phone availabilityj
.107 (-0.039 to 0.254) .15 .203 (0.025 to 0.382) .03

Email/Internet availabilityj
-.012 (-0.118 to 0.095) .82 -.089 (-0.178 to 0.0003) .05

Phone confidencei
.254 (0.151 to 0.358) <.001 .164 (0.002 to 0.326) .048

Email/Internet confidencei
-.075 (-0.197 to 0.046) .22 -.011 (-0.111 to 0.088) .82

Social media confidencei
.065 (-0.018 to 0.147) .12 -.025 (-0.110 to 0.060) .56

Telehealth advantagesi
.296 (0.240 to 0.352) <.001 .308 (0.213 to 0.404) <.001

Telehealth disadvantagesi
-.201 (-0.261 to -0.140) <.001 -.226 (-0.282 to -0.170) <.001
Past telehealth satisfaction i

NHS Direct
.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).