Table 5.

Seniors’ perceptions of their ability to perform health care–related tasks involving digital technology^a.

Task		All	By age group			By race/ethnicity
		65–79 (N=2586)	65-69 (n=837)	70-74 (n=875)	75-79 (n=874)	Non-Hispanic white (n=847)		Black (n=562)	Latino (n=648)	Filipino (n=218)	Chinese (n=311)
Send a message to doctor through the patient portal if had a question, %
	Could do by self	64.2	76.1	66.3b	52.9c	68.6		47.2d	44.3d	40.9d	63.3
	Could do by self or with help	79.7	88.2	81.7b	71.1c	82.9		67.2d	63.6d	66.1d	79.6
Look up test result on the patient portal, %
	Could do by self	64.5	76.4	66.8b	52.8c	69.0		45.7d	43.6d	40.2d	68.2
	Could do by self or with help	78.4	87.3	80.5b	69.2c	81.9		63.8d	60.6d	61.2d	82.6
Complete a short form or questionnaire on a computer, %
	Could do by self	65.4	76.0	68.9b	53.2c	69.4		51.2d	45.3d	45.0d	67.2
	Could do by self or with help	76.4	86.1	78.9b	66.3c	79.8		63.3d	59.3d	58.4d	79.7
Complete a questionnaire using a touch screen tablet (such as an iPad) while sitting in a clinic waiting room, %
	Could do by self	35.2	51.4	38.1c	20.0c	37.6		28.1d	23.0d	21.6d	34.3
	Could do by self or with help	45.9	63.5	49.3c	28.7c	47.7		40.6e	34.6d	36.1f	47.4
Answer questions about your health using your phone’s keypad (eg, Enter 1 if Always, 2 if Sometimes, 3 if Never), %
	Could do by self	52.1	62.5	55.0g	41.0c	54.6		49.4	37.8d	34.5d	50.3
	Could do by self or with help	59.3	70.9	61.3b	48.5c	61.0		57.3	46.2d	50.9e	59.5
Go to a website to get information or forms using a URL (website address) given orally or in a letter, %
	Could do by self	50.9	66.9	52.1c	38.0c	55.2		37.9d	30.4d	24.3d	51.3
	Could do by self or with help	60.2	75.3	61.8c	47.4c	63.3		49.6d	42.6d	42.9d	65.2
Print information or forms from a website, %
	Could do by self	60.6	72.0	63.2b	48.8c	65.3		46.2d	39.2d	30.8d	60.7
	Could do by self or with help	70.4	81.7	72.3c	59.9c	74.0		58.1d	50.8d	50.8d	74.3

^aCell percentages are based on weighted data for everyone in the age or race/ethnic group. P values ≥.055 are not reported. See Multimedia Appendix 3 for detailed P values. Ns at top of columns are the unweighted number of respondents in that group.

^bSignificantly differs (P<.01) from 65-69 age group after controlling for race/ethnicity and sex.

^cSignificantly differs (P<.001) from 65-69 age group after controlling for race/ethnicity and sex.

^dSignificantly differs (P<.001) from non-Hispanic white after controlling for age group and sex.

^eSignificantly differs (P<.05) from non-Hispanic white after controlling for age group and sex.

^fSignificantly differs (P<.01) from non-Hispanic white after controlling for age group and sex.

^gSignificantly differs (P<.05) from 65-69 age group after controlling for race/ethnicity and sex.