Table 3.
Internet use by older adults: multiple logistic regression data.
| Geriatric in-Patients n = 123 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds Ratio | 95.0 % CI | P-Value | ||
| Lower | Upper | |||
| Age | 0.913 | 0.860 | 0.970 | 0.003 |
| Sex | 1.612 | 0.371 | 7.015 | 0.524 |
| Education | 0.704 | 0.088 | 5.623 | 0.740 |
| Positive attitude | 10.389 | 2.670 | 40.419 | <0.001 |
| Constant | 33.341 | 0.156 | ||
| Community-dwelling older adults n = 252 | ||||
| Age | 0.888 | 0.836 | 0.943 | <0.000 |
| Sex | 0.908 | 0.385 | 2.141 | 0.825 |
| Education | 3.464 | 1.838 | 6.532 | <0.000 |
| Positive attitude | 3.300 | 1.729 | 6.297 | <0.000 |
| Constant | 2846.148 | <0.000 | ||
Variables: Age (years), sex (female-1), education (university-1), and positive attitude towards new technologies-1.