Table 1.
Sample characteristics by the levels of the intention to use telehealth services if offered by a health care provider.
| Variables | Total sample (n=322) | Very likely (n=137) | Somewhat likely (n=117) | Not very likely (n=25) | Would not use (n=43) | P valuea | ||
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Female | 261 (81) | 111 (81) | 91 (78) | 21 (84) | 38 (88) | .54 | |
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Hispanic | 310 (97) | 133 (98) | 112 (97) | 24 (100) | 41 (95) | .58 | |
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Incomeb <$20K | 219 (74) | 100 (79) | 71 (65) | 18 (72) | 30 (81) | .33 | |
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High school graduate | 191 (59) | 78 (57) | 71 (61) | 19 (76) | 23 (54) | .56 | |
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Employed | 131 (42) | 53 (40) | 56 (48) | 12 (50) | 10 (24) | .70 | |
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US-born | 117 (37) | 39 (29) | 49 (42) | 11 (46) | 18 (43) | .01 | |
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English survey | 126 (39) | 40 (29) | 51 (44) | 14 (56) | 21 (48) | .01 | |
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Married | 181 (56) | 77 (56) | 66 (56) | 11 (44) | 27 (63) | .92 | |
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Insured | 65 (20) | 29 (21) | 22 (19) | 4 (16) | 10 (23) | .84 | |
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Health status |
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Fair/poor | 136 (42) | 55 (40) | 48 (41) | 9 (36) | 24 (56) | .26 |
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Chronic condition | 124 (39) | 57 (42) | 42 (36) | 9 (36) | 16 (37) | .37 |
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Internet skills |
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Gone onlinec | 193 (60) | 76 (56) | 77 (66) | 19 (76) | 21 (49) | .45 |
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Not/not very skilled | 118 (39) | 56 (43) | 35 (31) | 9 (38) | 18 (46) | .53 |
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Telehealth |
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Telehealth ready | 77 (24) | 33 (24) | 30 (26) | 6 (24) | 8 (19) | .69 |
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Heard of telehealth | 30 (9) | 11 (8) | 14 (12) | 4 (16) | 1 (2) | .92 |
| Continuous, mean (SD) |
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Age in years | 43 (14) | 44 (14) | 41 (14) | 41 (12) | 46 (17) | .62 | |
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eHEALSd | 28 (7) | 28 (7) | 28 (7) | 29(6) | 25 (9) | .03 | |
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Telehealth attitudes | 30 (6) | 34 (5) | 30 (4) | 28 (5) | 23 (6) | <.001 | |
aWald chi-square test.
bAnnual household income.
cGone online to access the internet or to send and receive emails.
deHEALS: eHealth Literacy Scale.