Table 2.
Demographic Profiles of the My Chart in My Hand Users with a Patient Identification Number
| N (% OF ROW) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARIABLE, CATEGORY | LIGHT USER (N = 1,063)a | HEAVY USER (N = 1,123)b | TOTAL (N = 2,186) | P VALUE |
| Gender | 0.022c | |||
| Male | 536 (50.4) | 621 (55.3) | 1,157 (52.9) | |
| Female | 527 (49.6) | 502 (44.7) | 1,029 (47.1) | |
| Age (years) | <0.001c | |||
| 0–19 | 80 (7.5) | 218 (19.4) | 298 (13.7) | |
| 20–39 | 563 (53.0) | 439 (39.1) | 1,002 (45.8) | |
| 40–59 | 327 (30.8) | 369 (32.9) | 696 (31.8) | |
| ≥60 | 93 (8.7) | 97 (8.6) | 190. (8.7) | |
| Mean ± SD | 37.60 ± .15.18 | 35.76 ± 17.65 | 36.6 ± 16.5 | |
| Long distance to the hospital | <0.001c | |||
| Yes | 317 (29.8) | 431 (38.4) | 748 (34.2) | |
| No | 746 (70.2) | 692 (61.6) | 1,438 (65.8) | |
| Chronic disease patient | <0.001c | |||
| Yes | 373 (35.1) | 963 (85.8) | 1,336 (61.1) | |
| No | 690 (64.9) | 160 (14.2) | 850 (38.9) | |
| Experience of hospitalization | <0.001c | |||
| Yes | 695 (65.4) | 563 (50.1) | 1,258 (57.5) | |
| No | 368 (34.6) | 560 (49.9) | 928 (42.5) | |
| Number of hospital visits (mean ± SD) | ||||
| ER | 0.55 ± .1.71 | 1.57 ± 2.92 | 1.07 ± 2.46 | <0.001d |
| OPD | 10.46 ± 11.48 | 20.22 ± 15.65 | 15.48 ± 14.62 | <0.001d |
Data are number of subjects (%).
a
A light user is someone who accessed My Chart in My Hand at or below the median (less than two times per month) of the users with a patient ID.
b
A heavy user is someone who accessed My Chart in My Hand above the median (two or more times per month) of the users with a patient ID.
c
By chi-squared test.
d
By t test.
ER, emergency room; OPD, outpatient department; SD, standard deviation.