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. 2020 Aug 14;22(8):e19657. doi: 10.2196/19657

Table 2.

Distribution, n (%), of primary survey responses and modes of Likert scale scores (N=70).

Survey question 1 2 3 4 5 Mode
Awareness of blockchain






Have you heard of bitcoin? 63 (90) 7 (10) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1

How familiar are you with bitcoin and how it works? 17 (24) 21 (30) 24 (34) 6 (8.6) 2 (2.9) 3

How much do you trust bitcoin? 10 (14) 29 (41) 26 (37) 3 (4.3) 2 (2.9) 2

Have you heard of blockchain? 32 (46) 38 (54) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2

How familiar are you with blockchain and how it works? 37 (53) 14 (20) 10 (14) 7 (10.0) 2 (2.9) 1

How much do you trust blockchain? 19 (27) 11 (16) 29 (41) 7 (10.0) 4 (5.7) 3
Recognition of medical document changes






Do you think changing medical records should be allowed? 42 (60)  7 (10)   11 (16)  9 (13)  1 (1)  1

Do you think we need a medical records falsification monitoring system? 1 (1)  2 (3)  6 (9)  18 (26)  43 (61)  5
Digital literacya






Can you use the internet? 1 (1) 5 (7) 18 (26) 29 (41) 17 (24) 4

Can you use digital technology? 2 (3) 8 (11) 29 (41) 20 (29) 11 (16) 3

Can you use the app well on your phone? 1 (1) 3 (4) 21 (30) 22 (31) 23 (33) 5

Can you use the camera well on your phone? 1 (1) 1 (1) 6 (9) 15 (21) 47 (67) 5

Can you download and install apps from your phone? 1 (1) 1 (1) 9 (13) 16 (23) 43 (61) 5

I feel comfortable using digital technology 0 (0) 3 (4) 10 (14) 30 (43) 27 (39) 4

I am active in learning digital technology 3 (4) 13 (19) 21 (30) 24 (34) 9 (13) 4

I feel threatened when others talk about digital technologyb 18 (26) 30 (43) 16 (23) 4 (6) 2 (3) 2

I feel behind other people my age in terms of digital technologyb 6 (9) 23 (33) 32 (46) 7 (10) 2 (3) 3

I believe that it is important for me to learn how to use digital technology 0 (0) 3 (4) 17 (24) 20 (29) 30 (43) 5

aA high score represents a high level of digital literacy, unless otherwise indicated.

bA low score represents a high level of digital health literacy.