Table 3.
Readiness to use consumer health technology by type of technology and age group.
| Type of technology | Age group, n (%) | Total | Statistical tests | ||||
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18-45 (n=72) |
46-64 (n=258) |
>64 (n=139) |
(N=469) | H2 | P | η2 |
| Phone | 57 (79.2) | 222 (86.0) | 109 (78.4) | 388 (82.7) | 4.4 | .11 | — |
| Website | 65 (90.3) | 218 (84.5) b | 83 (59.7) | 366 (78.0) | 39.7 | <.001 | 0.09 |
| 57 (79.2) | 209 (81.0) b | 80 (57.6) | 346 (73.8) | 26.9 | <.001 | 0.06 | |
| Call center | 43 (59.7) | 135 (52.3) b | 52 (37.4) | 230 (49.0) | 11.9 | .003 | 0.03 |
| Video conference | 47 (65.3) | 128 (49.6 b | 36 (25.9) | 211 (45.0) | 34.6 | <.001 | 0.07 |
| Texting | 41 (56.9) | 128 (49.6) b | 28 (20.1) | 197 (42.0) | 39.9 | <.001 | 0.09 |
| Podcast | 41 (56.9) | 95 (36.8 a,b | 29 (20.9) | 165 (35.2) | 27.7 | <.001 | 0.06 |
| Kiosk | 37 (51.4) | 91 (35.3) a | 33 (23.7) | 161 (34.3) | 16.3 | <.001 | 0.04 |
| Smartphone | 41 (56.9) | 89 (34.5) a,b | 16 (11.5) | 146 (31.1) | 48.6 | <.001 | 0.10 |
| Blog | 38 (52.8) | 74 (28.7) a | 26 (18.7) | 138 (29.4) | 26.6 | <.001 | 0.06 |
| Wiki | 30 (41.7) | 55 (21.3) a | 20 (14.4) | 105 (22.4) | 20.7 | <.001 | 0.04 |
aSignificantly different pairwise comparison between the baby boomer (46-64) and younger (18-45) age groups (P<.05).
bSignificantly different pairwise comparison between the baby boomer (46-64) and older (> 64) age groups (P<.05).