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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 7.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Nov 2;64(11):2362–2367. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14366

Table 2.

Of Participants Willing to Use a Tablet, Time Required to Complete Survey, Whether Assistance Required, and Accuracy of Data Input

Characteristic n No Assistance Required ≥6/8 Questions Correct All Questions Correct Time, Seconds, Median (Interquartile Range)a
% (95% Confidence Interval)
All participants 121 29 (21–37) 75 (67–83) 32 (23–40) 180 (195)
Age
 65–74 70 33 (22–44) 80 (70–90) 32 (21–43) 160 (151)
 75–84 36 31 (15–46) 72 (57–87) 26 (11–41) 183 (201)
 ≥85 15 7 (0–20) 60 (34–86) 47 (20–73) 296 (276)
Sex
 Male 58 33 (20–45) 76 (65–87) 38 (25–50) 180 (180)
 Female 63 25 (14–36) 75 (64–86) 27 (16–38) 195 (223)
Race
 White 47 25 (13–38) 77 (64–89) 40 (25–55) 176 (199)
 Black 16 19 (0–39) 44 (18–69) 13 (0–30) 277 (208)
 Hispanic   3 0 (0–56) 100 (44–100) 33 (6–79) 271 (333)
 Other   1 0 (0–79) 0 (0–79) 0 (0–79) 260 (0)
Technology usedb,c
 Computerd 69 43 (32–55) 81 (72–91) 39 (27–51) 150 (171)
 Touchscreen devicee 50 56 (42–70) 98 (94–100) 45 (31–59) 126 (113)
 None 29 7 (0–16) 55 (37–74) 10 (0–22) 262 (213)
Willing to use tablet again
 Yes 104 33 (24–42) 77 (69–85) 31 (22–40) 174 (191)
 No 16 0 (0–19) 63 (38–87) 40 (14–66) 235 (316)
Preference in future
 Tablet 31 45 (27–63) 90 (80–100) 39 (21–56) 151 (204)
 Oral interview 90 23 (14–32) 70 (60–80) 30 (20–39) 211 (197)
a

n = 115.

b

Used at least once a week.

c

Not mutually exclusive.

d

Desktop or laptop computer.

e

Smart telephone or tablet.