Table 2.
Sociodemographic and self-rated health correlates of digital health use. All values are given excluding missing values for each separate component.
| Variable | Mobile health app (N=498), n (%) | Health-related wearable device (N=504), n (%) | Health-related information and support topics (N=476) | Consulted online sources (N=448) | Searching health professional or service online (N=504), n (%) | |||
| n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | |||||
| Overall | 174 (34.9) | 17 (3.4) | 476 | 5.3 (3.4) | 448 | 4.5 (1.9) | 344 (68.3) | |
| Gender | P<.001 | P=.04 | P<.001 | P=.049 | P=.002 | |||
| Female | 127 (42.8) | 6 (2.0) | 283 | 5.8 (3.3) | 278 | 4.3 (1.8) | 222 (73.5) | |
| Male | 47 (23.4) | 11 (5.4) | 193 | 4.7 (3.4) | 170 | 4.7 (1.9) | 122 (60.4) | |
| Field of study | P=.03 | P=.07 | P=.001 | P=.52 | P<.001 | |||
| Literature and Social Sciences | 35 (39.8) | 1 (1.1) | 86 | 6.4 (3.3) | 85 | 4.2 (2.0) | 68 (75.6) | |
| Life and Health Sciences | 71 (40.1) | 11 (6.1) | 174 | 5.6 (3.8) | 155 | 4.6 (1.7) | 138 (76.2) | |
| Science and Technology | 20 (22.7) | 3 (3.4) | 84 | 4.4 (2.9) | 77 | 4.4 (1.8) | 49 (55.7) | |
| Law and Economy | 48 (33.1) | 2 (1.4) | 132 | 4.9 (2.9) | 131 | 4.5 (1.9) | 89 (61.4) | |
| Year of study | P=.89 | P=.80 | P=.86 | P=.94 | P<.001 | |||
| 1st year | 79 (36.2) | 7 (3.2) | 206 | 5.3 (3.4) | 186 | 4.5 (1.8) | 128 (58.4) | |
| 2nd year | 37 (34.9) | 4 (3.7) | 103 | 5.1 (3.2) | 94 | 4.4 (1.8) | 67 (63.2) | |
| 3rd year | 32 (35.2) | 2 (2.2) | 87 | 5.4 (3.2) | 91 | 4.5 (1.9) | 73 (78.5) | |
| >3rd year | 26 (31.3) | 4 (4.7) | 80 | 5.7 (3.8) | 77 | 4.4 (1.9) | 76 (88.4) | |
| Self-rated general health | P=.31 | P=.11 | P=.39 | P=.21 | P=.42 | |||
| Very good | 16 (25.4) | 3 (4.6) | 62 | 4.8 (3.7) | 55 | 4.0 (1.7) | 38 (58.5) | |
| Good | 118 (37.9) | 14 (4.5) | 293 | 5.5 (3.4) | 278 | 4.5 (1.9) | 218 (69.9) | |
| Average | 36 (33.0) | 0 (0.0) | 107 | 5.3 (3.1) | 99 | 4.5 (1.8) | 77 (69.4) | |
| Bad | 4 (28.6) | 0 (0.0) | 13 | 4.8 (3.1) | 15 | 4.2 (1.6) | 10 (66.7) | |
| Very bad | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 | 2.0 (N/Aa) | 1 | 5.0 (1.6) | 1 (100.0) | |
| Self-rated mental health | P=.95 | P=.08 | P=.30 | P=.66 | P=.49 | |||
| Very good | 34 (36.6) | 6 (6.5) | 91 | 5.1 (3.6) | 81 | 4.6 (1.7) | 62 (66.7) | |
| Good | 102 (35.7) | 7 (2.4) | 271 | 5.2 (3.4) | 261 | 4.4 (1.9) | 199 (68.6) | |
| Average | 31 (31.6) | 2 (2.0) | 96 | 5.8 (3.1) | 89 | 4.5 (1.8) | 65 (65.0) | |
| Bad | 6 (35.3) | 2 (11.8) | 14 | 5.7 (3.6) | 13 | 3.8 (2.1) | 14 (82.4) | |
| Very bad | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 | 4.8 (2.6) | 4 | 5.0 (1.6) | 4 (100.0) | |
aN/A: not applicable.