Table 4.

Result of negative binomial regression factors associated with willingness to use information technologies for chronic/diabetes patient management at teaching hospitals, 2020

Willingness in information technologies
Variables	Category	coefficient	IRR	95% CI
Attitude towards remote monitoring	Positive	.826	2.285	1.112–4.695**
	Negative	0	1
Use computer home	Daily	.2353	1.335
	Weekly	−.049	0.952	0.814–1.14
	Never	0	1
Search health information through the internet	Daily	.551	1.736	1.459–6.570**
	Weekly	−.220	.803	0.235–2.742
	Never	0	1
	Heard	.346	1.414	1.084–2.663**
	Not heard	0	1
Gender	Male	0.196	1.217	1.012–5.118***
	Female	0	1

TM tele-monitoring

*P-value < 0.05

**P-value < 0.01

***P-value < 0.001, 1 = reference