Skip to main content
. 2020 Jul 7;8(7):e16215. doi: 10.2196/16215

Table 5.

Acceptance of and concerns regarding web-based services of patients, family members, and the general population (n=361).

Characteristic Patients and family members (n=184), n (%) General population (n=177), n (%)
Acceptance

Very willing to accept 89 (48.4) 74 (41.8)

Fairly willing to accept 50 (27.2) 53 (29.9)

Indifferent 38 (20.7) 42 (23.7)

Tend to not accept 7 (3.8) 7 (4.0)

Not accept 0 (0.0) 1 (0.6)
Perceived helpfulness

Very helpful 50 (27.2) 46 (26.0)

Fairly helpful 88 (47.8) 84 (47.5)

Indifferent 39 (21.2) 41 (23.2)

Tend to not be helpful 7 (3.8) 5 (2.8)

Cannot be helpful 0 (0.0) 1 (0.6)
Willingness to pay

Very willing 33 (17.9) 29 (16.4)

Fairly willing 64 (34.8) 60 (33.9)

Indifferent 68 (37.0) 64 (36.2)

Tend to not be willing 18 (9.8) 19 (10.7)

Not willing 1 (0.5) 5 (2.8)
Concerns

Leakage of personal information 105 (57.1) 127 (71.8)

Difficult to learn on mobile devices 60 (32.6) 77 (43.5)

Difficult to keep recording and learning 66 (35.9) 84 (47.5)

Not able to truly solve my problems 86 (46.7) 82 (46.3)

Not professional or authoritative enough 71 (38.6) 98 (55.4)

Other 6 (3.3) 7 (4.0)