Table 2.
Current usage of mobile or internet technology (IT) among patients and its association with age.
| Characteristics | Total (N=231), n (%) | Age stratification in years, n (%) | Chi-square test | ||||||
| 18-49 (n=53) | 50-64 (n=66) | 65-74 (n=54) | ≥75 (n=58) | χ2 (dfa) | P value | ||||
| Smartphone, n (%) | 57.0 (12) | <.001 | |||||||
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Never | 55 (23.9) | 2 (3.8) | 8 (12.1) | 19 (35.2) | 26 (44.8) | |||
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1-3 per year | 3 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.7) | |||
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1-3 per month | 5 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.0) | 2 (3.7) | 1 (1.7) | |||
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1-3 per week | 12 (5.2) | 1 (1.9) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (7.4) | 7 (12.1) | |||
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Everyday | 155 (67.4) | 49 (94.2) | 54 (81.8) | 29 (53.7) | 23 (39.7) | |||
| Tablet, n (%) | 46.0 (12) | <.001 | |||||||
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Never | 119 (52.2) | 10 (18.9) | 37 (56.9) | 32 (60.4) | 40 (70.2) | |||
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1-3 per year | 6 (2.6) | 3 (5.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (5.3) | |||
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1-3 per month | 10 (4.4) | 7 (13.2) | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.9) | 1 (1.8) | |||
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1-3 per week | 29 (12.7) | 12 (22.6) | 8 (12.3) | 6 (11.3) | 3 (5.3) | |||
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Everyday | 64 (28.1) | 21 (39.6) | 19 (29.2) | 14 (26.4) | 10 (17.5) | |||
| Personal computer, n (%) | 45.2 (12) | <.001 | |||||||
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Never | 109 (48.0) | 10 (18.9) | 27 (41.5) | 34 (65.4) | 38 (66.7) | |||
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1-3 per year | 10 (4.4) | 3 (5.7) | 3 (4.6) | 2 (3.8) | 2 (3.5) | |||
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1-3 per month | 8 (3.5) | 2 (3.8) | 1 (1.5) | 3 (5.8) | 2 (3.5) | |||
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1-3 per week | 20 (8.8) | 3 (5.7) | 9 (13.8) | 4 (7.7) | 4 (7.0) | |||
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Everyday | 80 (35.2) | 35 (66.0) | 25 (38.5) | 9 (17.3) | 11 (19.3) | |||
| Able to connect to Wi-Fi, n (%) | 25.0 (3) | <.001 | |||||||
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No | 69 (30.1) | 5 (9.4) | 15 (22.7) | 20 (38.5) | 29 (50.0) | |||
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Yes | 160 (69.9) | 48 (90.6) | 51 (77.3) | 32 (61.5) | 29 (50.0) | |||
| Able to install apps, n (%) | 60.8 (3) | <.001 | |||||||
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No | 138 (60.5) | 10 (18.9) | 39 (59.1) | 39 (75.0) | 50 (87.7) | |||
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Yes | 90 (39.5) | 43 (81.1) | 27 (40.9) | 13 (25.0) | 7 (12.3) | |||
| IT skillsb (score), mean (SD) | 15.57 (7.16) | 21.23 (4.84) | 16.63 (6.38) | 13.12 (6.39) | 11.30 (6.78) | 77.5 (3)c | <.001c | ||
adf: degrees of freedom.
b“IT skills” was a combined result of the 5 questions in this part.
cThe result was obtained using analysis of variance.