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. 2017 Jan 4;19(1):e2. doi: 10.2196/jmir.6296

Table 2.

Withholding behavior, privacy and security concerns, health and quality perceptions, and health care utilization compared between 2011 and 2014. Frequencies and test statistics were adjusted for survey weights.

Variable 2011 (n=2217), n (%) 2014 (n=2176), n (%) P value
Withheld information 328 (14.80) 325 (14.90) .22
Electronic information safe     .17

Not at all 824 (37.95) 711 (34.64)  
At least somewhat concerned 1472 (62.05) 1529 (65.36)  
Faxed information safe     .07
Not at all 781 (34.39) 633 (30.47)  
At least somewhat concerned 1538 (65.61) 1601 (69.53)  
Confident safeguards exist     .01
Not at all confident 560 (25.85) 487 (19.72)  
At least somewhat confident 1758 (74.15) 1747 (80.28)  
Control over use of information .37
Not at all confident 677 (29.45) 623 (27.38)  
At least somewhat confident 1644 (70.55) 1614 (72.62)  
Quality of care (mean+SE) 4.01 (0.03) 4.03 (0.04) .87
Important that providers share electronic health record data .71
Not at all 128 (4.94) 102 (5.83)
Somewhat 704 (29.25) 615 (28.22)  
Very 1742 (65.81) 1524 (65.94)  
Important to have access to personal health record .18
Not at all 192 (7.96) 147 (5.80)  
Somewhat 589 (21.62) 512 (22.05)  
Very 1793 (70.42) 1582 (72.15)  
Perceived provider electronic health record use 2303 (88.31) 2134 (94.54) <.001
General health .14
Poor 79 (2.39) 85 (2.10)  
Fair 315 (11.96) 297 (10.16)  
Good 909 (33.85) 845 (39.12)  
Very good 959 (38.09) 773 (34.57)  
Excellent 312 (13.71) 241 (14.05)  
Depression .24
None 1725 (66.84) 1584 (71.37)  
Mild 503 (19.67) 404 (17.86)  
Moderate 197 (7.15) 144 (6.11)  
Severe 149 (6.34) 109 (4.65)  
Nonemergency room visits in past year .18
1 451 (21.54) 375 (19.30)  
2-4 1398 (53.25) 1269 (58.40)  
5-9 460 (15.87) 362 (13.13)  
≥10 265 (9.34) 235 (9.17)  
Have a regular provider 2054 (73.42) 1736 (73.24) .93
Self-care efficacy, mean (SE) 3.87 (0.03) 3.85 (0.03) .80