Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Total | Overall N (%) | Intervention n (%) | Control n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | 50 (52%) | 47 (48%) | |
| Demographics | |||
| Age | |||
| 18–49 | 48 (49) | 20 (40) | 28 (60) |
| 50–60 | 41 (42) | 24 (48) | 17 (36) |
| ≥70 | 8 (8) | 6 (12) | 2 (4) |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 53 (55) | 28 (58) | 25 (55) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 53 (55) | 26 (52) | 27 (57) |
| Black | 19 (20) | 9 (18) | 10 (21) |
| Hispanic | 9 (9) | 5 (10) | 4 (9) |
| Asian | 7 (7) | 5 (10) | 2 (4) |
| Other/Unknown | 9 (9) | 5 (10) | 4 (9) |
| Married/Living as married | 47 (48) | 22 (44) | 25 (55) |
| Payer | |||
| Medicaid | 23 (24) | 10 (20) | 13 (28) |
| Medicare | 22 (23) | 13 (26) | 9 (19) |
| Private | 26 (47) | 24 (50) | 22 (47) |
| Self-pay/Uninsured | 6 (6) | 3 (6) | 3 (6) |
| UCSF primary care provider | 43 (44) | 25 (50) | 18 (38) |
| Clinical Characteristics | |||
| Clinical severity of illness | |||
| Minor or moderate | 29 (30) | 14 (28) | 15 (32) |
| Major | 55 (57) | 27 (54) | 28 (60) |
| Extreme | 13 (13) | 9 (18) | 4 (9) |
| Length of stay | Mean 6.4 (13.5 STD) | Mean 5.1 (STD 4.7) | Mean 7.7 (STD 18.8) |
| Technology use characteristics | |||
| Device ownership | |||
| Own desktop computer | 51 (53) | 25 (50) | 26 (55) |
| Own laptop computer | 67 (69) | 36 (72) | 31 (66) |
| Own smartphone | 57 (59) | 26 (52) | 31 (66) |
| Own tablet computer | 48 (49) | 26 (52) | 22 (47) |
| Doesn’t own a device | 6 (6) | 3 (6) | 3 (6) |
| Internet use | |||
| Internet use daily | 79 (81) | 39 (78) | 40 (85) |
| Internet use several times a week | 7 (7) | 4 (8) | 3 (6) |
| Internet use once a week or less | 6 (6) | 2 (4) | 4 (9) |
| Pre-study online health tasks (any platform) | |||
| Looked up health information | 78 (80) | 40 (80) | 38 (81) |
| Communicated with provider | 55 (57) | 30 (60) | 25 (55) |
| Scheduled medical appointment | 39 (41) | 23 (46) | 16 (34) |
| Refilled prescription | 34 (35) | 25 (50) | 9 (19) |
| None of these | 10 (10) | 3 (6) | 7 (15) |