Table 3. Weighted odds of using patient portals, using them more times, and finding them useful, by demographic characteristic.
|
Frequency of use
a
(
n
= 1,684)
OR (95% CI) |
Usefulness
a
( n = 1,544) OR (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Female | 1.0 (0.8–1.4) | 1.0 (0.7–1.4) |
| Age | ||
| 18–34 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 35–49 | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) | 0.9 (0.6–1.5) |
| 50–64 | 0.7 (0.4–1.1) | 0.6 (0.3–0.9) |
| 65–74 | 0.7 (0.4–1.2) | 0.7 (0.4–1.4) |
| 75+ | 0.9 (0.5–1.6) | 0.4 (0.2–0.8) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 0.9 (0.6–1.5) | 1.6 (0.9–2.6) |
| Hispanic | 0.8 (0.5–1.2) | 1.5 (0.9–2.4) |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 1.0 (0.6–1.6) | 1.8 (1.0–3.2) |
| Education | ||
| High school or less | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Some college | 1.4 (0.9–2.2) | 0.8 (0.5–1.4) |
| Bachelor's or more | 1.6 (1.1–2.6) | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) |
| Income | ||
| Less than $35,000 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| $35,000–$75,000 | 1.6 (1.0–2.6) | 1.0 (0.6–1.9) |
| Greater than $75,000 | 1.3 (0.8–2.2) | 1.1 (0.6–2.0) |
| Metro status | ||
| Metro area | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Nonmetro area | 0.7 (0.4–1.2) | 0.7 (0.5–1.0) |
| Insurance | ||
| Insured | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Not insured | 0.4 (0.1–2.1) | 0.3 (0.1–0.9) |
| Number of chronic conditions | ||
| 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 1 | 1.3 (0.8–2.0) | 1.2 (0.7–1.8) |
| 2 | 1.8 (1.2–2.8) | 1.3 (0.8–2.0) |
| 3 or more | 2.6 (1.6–4.3) | 1.7 (1.1–2.7) |
| Last routine checkup | ||
| Within past year | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| > 1 year ago | 1.1 (0.7–1.7) | 0.7 (0.5–1.0) |
| Survey year | ||
| 2017 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2018 | 1.2 (0.9–1.5) | 1.0 (0.7–1.3) |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.
a
Modeled using ordinal logit (frequency categories = 1–2, 3–5, 6–9, 10 or more; usefulness categories = not at all/not very useful, somewhat useful, very useful).