Table 4.
Correlations of patients' characteristics and their desire for new media usage for therapy assistance.
| Characteristics | Odds ratios (CI) with P values | ||||
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Younger versus older | Multiple versus one-person household | Senior high school versus junior high school graduation | Time since onset <5years versus >5years |
| Acceptance of new media | |||||
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Having a mobile phone | 1.79 (0.86-3.74) P=.084 |
2.46 (0.95-6.37) P=.042 |
1.57 (0.71-3.55) P=.176 |
1.97 (0.48-2.06) P=.567 |
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Wish to obtain a mobile phone for health support | 2.38 (1.06-5.33) P=.027 |
1.65 (0.68-4.02) P=.185 |
1.08 (0.48-2.43) P=.515 |
1.40 (0.63-3.09) P=.263 |
| For therapy assistance | |||||
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Via mobile phone | 4.15 (1.83-9.43) P<.001 |
2.68 (1.05-6.82) P=.026 |
0.96 (0.44-2.08) P=.532 |
1.26 (0.59-2.69) P=.342 |
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Via Internet | 2.64 (1.01-6.91) P=.036 |
2.78 (1.04-7.47) P=.039 |
1.17 (0.46-3.02) P=.458 |
2.50 (0.98-6.38) P=.042 |
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Via call center | 3.59 (1.66-7.77) P=.001 |
0.79 (0.35-1.81) P=.369 |
1.09 (0.51-2.34) P=.489 |
3.50 (1.62-7.55) P=.001 |
| For side effect documentation | |||||
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Via Internet | 2.24 (1.08-4.72) P=.024 |
1.68 (0.82-4.22) P=.103 |
1.02 (0.47-2.18) P=.557 |
1.85 (0.89-3.84) P=.07 |
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Via mobile phone | 3.45 (1.52-7.83) P=.002 |
1.91 (0.77-4.71) P=.114 |
1.05 (0.47-2.34) P=.536 |
0.97 (0.45-2.08) P=.54 |