Table 6.
Psychometrics of the Patient Portal Sexual Health Instrument Subscales, by group, American Men’s Internet Survey 2018 (N=1375).
| Group | AMIS-PPSHIa Subscales | ||||||||||||
| Sexual health engagement and awareness | Enhancing dyadic communication | Managing sexual health care | |||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | Test statisticb |
P value |
Mean (SD) | Test statisticsb |
P value |
Mean (SD) | Test statisticb |
P value |
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F test (df) | t test (df) |
|
F test (df) | t test (df) |
|
F test (df) | t test (df) |
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| 7.46 (1.70) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7.57 (1.71) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13.90 (3.22) | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| US region |
|
2.41 (3,1371) | N/A | .07 |
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0.75 (3,1371) | N/A | .52 |
|
5.63 (3,1371) | N/A | <.001 | |
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Northeast (eg, New York and Vermont; n=221) | 7.36 (1.75) |
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7.43 (1.68) |
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13.56 (3.02) |
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Midwest (eg, Illinois and Ohio; n=314) | 7.30 (1.79) |
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7.55 (1.77) |
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13.43 (3.40) |
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South (eg, Florida and Alabama; n=505) | 7.48 (1.70) |
|
7.63 (1.67) |
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14.29 (3.25) |
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West (eg, California and Oregon; n=335) | 7.64 (1.55) |
|
7.60 (1.73) |
|
14.00 (3.06) |
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| Age category | 4.64 (3,1371) | N/A | .003 |
|
10.87 (3,1371) | N/A | <.001 |
|
1.47 (3,1371) | N/A | .22 | ||
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15-24 (n=318) | 7.51 (1.55) |
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|
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7.86 (1.38) |
|
|
|
14.15 (3.20) |
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|
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25-29 (n=214) | 7.70 (1.44) |
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|
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7.78 (1.52) |
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|
13.96 (2.99) |
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|
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|
30-39 (n=291) | 7.59 (1.65) |
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7.70 (1.64) |
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|
13.99 (3.09) |
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|
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≥40 (n=552) | 7.26 (1.87) |
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7.26 (1.93) |
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|
13.70 (3.38) |
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| STId test in 12 months before study |
|
N/A | 2.86 (1373) | .004 |
|
N/A | 1.99 (1373) | .05 |
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N/A | 0.09 (1373) | .93 | |
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Yes (n=1,128) | 7.52 (1.66) |
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|
|
7.62 (1.69) |
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|
|
13.91 (3.23) |
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|
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No (n=247) | 7.18 (1.83) |
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|
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7.38 (1.82) |
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|
|
13.89 (3.18) |
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| History of STI diagnosis |
|
1.02 (2,1372) | N/A | .36 |
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12.25 (2,1372) | N/A | <.001 |
|
6.13 (2,1372) | N/A | .002 | |
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No history of STI diagnosis (n=1087) | 7.49 (1.68) |
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|
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7.66 (1.64) |
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|
|
14.06 (3.13) |
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|
|
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Living with HIV (n=118) | 7.39 (1.72) |
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6.85 (2.13) |
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|
|
13.33 (3.64) |
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|
|
|
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Recent gonorrhea, chlamydia, or syphilis and no HIV (n=170) | 7.30 (1.78) |
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7.52 (1.74) |
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|
13.31 (3.41) |
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| Anticipated health care stigma |
|
N/A | 0.47 (1373) | .64 |
|
N/A | 1.02 (1373) | .31 |
|
N/A | 0.35 (1373) | .73 | |
| No (n=1037) | 7.47 (1.70) |
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|
|
7.60 (1.74) |
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|
|
13.89 (3.26) |
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|
|
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Yes (n=338) | 7.42 (1.67) |
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|
|
7.49 (1.63) |
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|
|
13.96 (3.11) |
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| Serious mental illness | N/A | 0.68 (1373) | .49 |
|
N/A | 1.79 (1373) | .07 |
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N/A | 1.58 (1373) | .11 | ||
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No (K6e<13; n=1113) | 7.44 (1.72) |
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|
|
7.53 (1.75) |
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|
|
13.84 (3.23) |
|
|
|
|
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Yes (K6≥13; n=262) | 7.52 (1.61) |
|
|
|
7.74 (1.51) |
|
|
|
14.19 (3.17) |
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aAmerican Men’s Internet Survey-Patient Portal Sexual Health Instrument.
bTest statistic: for analysis of variance (ANOVA) the F-value (degrees of freedom groups, degrees of freedom residuals) test statistic is reported; for t tests, the t value (degrees of freedom) test statistic is reported.
cN/A: not applicable.
dSTI: sexually transmitted infection.
eK6 refers to the Kessler 6-item psychological distress scale.