Table 1.
Differences between portal users and nonusers.
| Characteristics | User (n=141) | Nonuser but aware of portal (n=137) | Nonuser not aware of portal (n=161) | P value for differences | |
| Travel time in minutes (missing n=2), mean (SD) | 43 (47) | 38 (24) | 38 (26) | .33a | |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 50 (15) | 53 (17) | 55 (19) | .02a | |
| Gender (missing n=1), n (%) |
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.48b | |
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Man | 63 (44.7) | 67 (49.3) | 83 (51.6) |
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Woman | 78 (55.3) | 69 (50.7) | 78 (48.4) |
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| Chronically ill (missing n=6), n (%) |
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.004b | |
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No or unknown | 50 (35.5) | 53 (39.3) | 84 (53.5) |
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Yes | 91 (64.5) | 82 (60.7) | 73 (46.5) |
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| Life status (missing n=2), n (%) |
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<.001b | |
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Working | 63 (44.7) | 61 (44.5) | 65 (40.9) |
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Not workingc | 47 (33.3) | 30 (21.9) | 22 (13.8) |
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Retired | 26 (18.4) | 42 (30.7) | 68 (42.8) |
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Studying | 5 (3.5) | 4 (2.9) | 4 (2.5) |
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| Educational leveld (missing n=13), n (%) |
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.25b | |
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Low | 28 (20.0) | 31 (23.5) | 46 (29.9) |
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Intermediate | 51 (36.4) | 53 (40.2) | 49 (31.8) |
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High | 61 (43.6) | 48 (36.4) | 59 (38.3) |
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| Background (missing n=17), n (%) |
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.048b | |
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Not native Dutch | 12 (8.6) | 23 (17.4) | 27 (17.9) |
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Dutch | 127 (91.4) | 109 (82.6) | 124 (82.1) |
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| Satisfaction with hospital care (missing n=3), n (%) |
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.001b | |
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Very dissatisfied | 4 (2.8) | 3 (2.2) | 4 (2.5) |
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Dissatisfied | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
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Neutral | 5 (3.5) | 3 (2.2) | 9 (5.6) |
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Satisfied | 54 (38.3) | 62 (45.9) | 84 (52.5) |
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Very satisfied | 76 (53.9) | 62 (45.9) | 48 (30.0) |
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No opinion | 1 (0.7) | 5 (3.7) | 15 (9.4) |
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aBased on ANOVA.
bBased on chi-square.
cUnemployed, incapacitated, housewife/houseman.
d“Low” indicates no education or low secondary or vocational education; “intermediate” indicates intermediate vocational education or higher general secondary education; and “high” indicates higher vocational education or university.