Table 5.

Preferences for medication reminders, medical information format, digitally provided information structure, patient diary type, and physician communication type.

Characteristica			Preference (N=193), n (%)				Score
			First		Last		Mean (SD)
I would like to be reminded of the regular medication intake by...b
	Short message (SMS)	39 (15.0)		13 (6.0)		2.8 (1.4)
	Mobile app	118 (45.4)		17 (7.9)		3.1 (1.7)
	Email	18 (6.9)		10 (4.6)		3.2 (1.3)
	Telephone call	20 (7.7)		28 (13.0)		3.5 (1.6)
	Not wanted	62 (23.8)		78 (36.1)		3.8 (2.2)
	Postcard	3 (1.2)		70 (32.4)		4.9 (1.3)
I prefer medical information ...c
	On paper	104 (55.3)		12 (6.2)		1.8 (1.0)
	On a website	29 (15.4)		16 (8.2)		2.3 (0.8)
	In an app	40 (21.3)		15 (7.7)		2.4 (0.9)
	Not wanted	15 (8.0)		151 (77.8)		3.6 (0.9)
For digitally provided information (website/app) this would be important to me:d
	Text- and image-based information	160 (81.6)		16 (8.1)		1.3 (0.6)
	Exchange with others	29 (14.8)		61 (31.0)		2.2 (0.7)
	Game-based learning	7 (3.6)		120 (60.9)		2.6 (0.6)
I would document my state of health and tablet intake in a “patient diary”...c
	On paper	92 (48.4)		14 (7.2)		1.9 (1.0)
	In an app	53 (27.9)		19 (9.7)		2.2 (0.9)
	On a website	22 (11.6)		31 (15.9)		2.6 (0.9)
	Not wanted	23 (12.1)		131 (67.2)		3.3 (1.1)
My preferred way to contact my rheumatologist is via...c
	Telephone call	136 (69.4)		8 (4.0)		1.5 (0.8)
	Email	42 (21.4)		5 (2.5)		2.0 (0.7)
	Website/chat	8 (4.1)		32 (16.2)		2.9 (0.7)
	Not wanted	10 (5.1)		153 (77.3)		3.6 (0.8)

^aAnswer options could be ranked with the same preference level.

^b1=preferred option, 6=least preferred option.

^c1=preferred option, 4=least preferred option.

^d1=preferred option, 3=least preferred option.