Table 2. Relationship between Patients demographic characteristics and their willingness to Use Tele-Technology.
Characteristics | Would you use an internet-based self-management system to monitor your diabetes? | Total | Test of Significance | ||||
Yes | No | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | P Value | |
Age | .006* | ||||||
18–28 years | 14 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 100 | |
29–39 years | 22 | 66.7 | 11 | 33.3 | 33 | 100 | |
40–50 years | 9 | 45 | 11 | 55 | 20 | 100 | |
51 + years | 13 | 52 | 12 | 48 | 25 | 100 | |
Education Level | .000* | ||||||
Read and write | 3 | 16.7 | 15 | 83.3 | 18 | 100 | |
Primary | 4 | 33.3 | 8 | 66.7 | 12 | 100 | |
Intermediate | 6 | 66.7 | 3 | 33.3 | 9 | 100 | |
Secondary | 23 | 82.1 | 5 | 17.9 | 28 | 100 | |
College/University | 21 | 84 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 100 | |
Occupation | .003* | ||||||
Student | 8 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 100 | |
Housewife | 15 | 41.7 | 21 | 58.3 | 36 | 100 | |
Employed | 27 | 77.1 | 8 | 22.9 | 35 | 100 | |
Retired | 6 | 60 | 4 | 40 | 10 | 100 | |
Others^ | 2 | 50 | 2 | 50 | 4 | 100 | |
Diabetes Type | .006* | ||||||
Type 1 | 13 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 100 | |
Type 2 | 25 | 62.5 | 15 | 37.5 | 40 | 100 | |
GDM† | 12 | 57.1 | 9 | 42.9 | 21 | 100 | |
I Don't Know | 4 | 33.3 | 8 | 66.7 | 12 | 100 | |
†Gestational Diabetes Mellitus | |||||||
*Significant at P < 0.05 |