Table 2.
Variable | Value (N=149), n (%) or mean (SD) | ||
Sociodemographic characteristics |
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Age (years) | 20.72 (1.65) | |
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Gender |
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Male | 37 (24.8%) |
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Female | 112 (75.2%) |
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Education level |
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First year | 2 (1.3%) |
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Second year | 88 (59.1%) |
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Third year | 59 (39.6%) |
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Information technology experience |
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High | 59 (43.1%) |
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Medium | 47 (34.3%) |
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Low | 31 (22.6%) |
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Comfort with computer use |
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High | 88 (59.0%) |
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Medium | 60 (40.3%) |
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Low | 1 (0.7%) |
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Frequency of computer use |
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Every day (very often) | 103 (69.1%) |
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Several times a week (often) | 39 (26.2%) |
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Once in a while (seldom) | 6 (4.0%) |
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Never | 0 (0%) |
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Comfort with cellphone use |
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High | 120 (80.5%) |
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Medium | 29 (19.5%) |
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Low | 0 (0%) |
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Frequency of cell phone use |
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Every day (very often) | 125 (83.9%) |
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Several times a week (often) | 19 (12.8%) |
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Once in a while (seldom) | 4 (2.7%) |
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Never | 0 (0%) |
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Connected device comfort |
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High | 10 (6.7%) |
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Medium | 31 (20.8%) |
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Low | 108 (72.5%) |
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Frequency of connected device use |
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Every day (very often) | 3 (2.0%) |
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Several times a week (often) | 4 (2.7%) |
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Once in a while (seldom) | 46 (30.9%) |
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Never | 95 (63.8%) |
Experience with the use of medical devices |
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Blood pressure monitor |
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Yes | 86 (57.7%) |
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No | 63 (42.3%) |
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Pulse oximeter |
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Yes | 20 (13.4%) |
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No | 129 (86.6%) |