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. 2018 Jun 30;4:21. doi: 10.21037/mhealth.2018.06.02

Table 5. Ranking of reputational aspects of an app by user group.

Survey item Limited knowledge (%) Some knowledge (%) Provider-counseled (%) Total (%) Chi-square statistic (df); P value
A recommendation from a family member or friend χ2(4) =7.3555; P=0.118
   1st or 2nd 26.1 26.6 34.8 28
   3rd or 4th 48.5 43 37.6 42.9
   5th or 6th 25.5 30.4 27.6 29.1
   Total 100 100 100 100
An app that was highly rated in the app store χ2(4) =8.7137; P=0.069
   1st or 2nd 15.2 23.2 24.9 22.2
   3rd or 4th 31.5 34.4 32.6 33.6
   5th or 6th 53.3 42.4 42.5 44.2
   Total 100 100 100 100
An app that a healthcare provider recommended χ2(4) =14.4642; P=0.006
   1st or 2nd 75.2 70.8 62.4 70.0
   3rd or 4th 20.6 22.3 23.8 22.3
   5th or 6th 4.2 6.9 13.8 7.7
   Total 100 100 100 100
An app that was recommended in a news article or blog post χ2(4) =14.9705; P=0.005
   1st or 2nd 6.1 8.7 16.6 9.7
   3rd or 4th 36.4 33.5 35.9 34.4
   5th or 6th 57.6 57.8 47.5 55.9
   Total 100 100 100 100
An app that had published research conducted on it χ2(4) =7.6845; P=0.104
   1st or 2nd 60 54.9 46.4 54.2
   3rd or 4th 26.1 31.5 38.7 31.9
   5th or 6th 13.9 13.6 14.9 13.9
   Total 100 100 100 100
An app that was recommended by a government or nonprofit group χ2(4) =2.4450; P=0.655
   1st or 2nd 17.6 15.4 14.9 15.7
   3rd or 4th 37 35.2 31.5 34.8
   5th or 6th 45.5 49.4 53.6 49.5
   Total 100 100 100 100

, italic values indicate statistically significant difference between observed and expected frequencies based on adjusted residuals.