Table 3.
Bivariate associations between willingness to use eHealth tools and sociodemographic characteristics as well as sociocognitive factors among health care professionals.
| Variables | Willing to use (N=181) | Not willing to use/uncertain about use (N=37) | t (df) | χ2 (df) | P value | |
| Age, n (%) | ||||||
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Over 35 years | 99 (54.7) | 18 (48.6) | —a | 0.45 (1) | .50 |
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35 years or below | 82 (45.3) | 19 (51.4) |
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| Gender, n (%) | ||||||
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Female | 137 (75.7) | 28 (75.7) | — | 0.01 (1) | .99 |
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Male | 44 (24.3) | 9 (24.3) |
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| Professional education, n (%) | ||||||
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Nurses | 122 (67.4) | 18 (48.6) | — | 4.70 (1) | .03 |
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Physicians | 59 (32.6) | 19 (51.4) |
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| Ever received training on using digital tools in clinical care, n (%) |
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Yes | 130 (71.8) | 24 (64.9) | — | 0.71 (1) | .39 |
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No | 51 (28.2) | 13 (35.1) |
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| Prior experience of using digital tools at the departmental level, n (%) |
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Yes | 124 (68.5) | 13 (35.1) | — | 14.65 (1) | <.001 |
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No | 57 (31.5) | 24 (64.9) |
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| Years of experience, mean (SD) | 13.5 (8.7) | 12.4 (8.1) | 0.63 (172) | — | .52 | |
| Attitude toward using digital tools in patient care, mean (SD) | 4.1 (0.7) | 3.2 (0.9) | 6.32 (216) | — | <.001 | |
| Perceived benefits of using digital tools in patient care, mean (SD) | 3.9 (0.6) | 3.2 (0.6) | 5.70 (216) | — | <.001 | |
| Perceived costs of using digital tools in patient care, mean (SD) | 3.2 (0.7) | 3.2 (0.6) | –0.38 (216) | — | .70 | |
| Self-efficacy about personally using digital tools in patient care, mean (SD) | 5.4 (1.3) | 3.8 (1.5) | 6.41 (216) | — | <.001 | |
a—: Not available