Table 3.
Factors associated with seeking on the internet information about medical treatments and procedures (N=1922)a,b.
| Variable | Full model | Reduced model | ||||||||||||
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β (SE) | P value | ORc (95% CI) | β (SE) | P value | OR (95% CI) | ||||||||
| Age | 0 (0.01) | .77 | 1 (0.99-1.01) | N/Ad | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| Race or ethnicity | ||||||||||||||
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African American | —e | — | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
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Hispanic | .05 (0.1) | .61 | 1.05 (0.86-1.29) | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Education | ||||||||||||||
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High school or less | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||||||
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Some college or 2-year degree | .28 (0.13) | .04 | 1.33 (1.02-1.72) | .28 (0.13) | .03 | 1.32 (1.02-1.72) | |||||||
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4-year degree or more | .54 (0.14) | <.001 | 1.72 (1.3-2.26) | .54 (0.14) | <.001 | 1.72 (1.31-2.25) | |||||||
| Marital status | ||||||||||||||
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Married or partnered | — | — | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
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Never married | −.21 (0.13) | .13 | 0.82 (0.63-1.06) | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
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Divorced or separated | .05 (0.14) | .70 | 1.05 (0.81-1.38) | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
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Widowed | .04 (0.26) | .89 | 1.04 (0.63-1.72) | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Persons living in household (including self) | .04 (0.03) | .24 | 1.04 (0.97-1.11) | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| Number of chronic conditions | .05 (0.02) | .006 | 1.05 (1.02-1.1) | .06 (0.02) | .001 | 1.06 (1.02-1.1) | ||||||||
| Number of medications taken daily | 0 (0.03) | .99 | 1 (0.95-1.06) | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| Routine physician visit in past year | ||||||||||||||
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No | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||||||
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Yes | .40 (0.15) | .007 | 1.49 (1.11-1.99) | .39 (0.14) | .004 | 1.48 (1.13-1.94) | |||||||
| General health status | −.07 (0.07) | .32 | 0.94 (0.83-1.07) | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| Get the help or support needed | ||||||||||||||
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Never or rarely or occasionally | — | — | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
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Get the help or support needed: frequently or always | .04 (0.11) | .70 | 1.04 (0.84-1.3) | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Disease self-management efficacy | −.01 (0.02) | .52 | 0.99 (0.95-1.03) | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| Barriers to self-care | .02 (0.02) | .32 | 1.02 (0.98-1.05) | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| Health care frustrations | .1 (0.02) | <.001 | 1.11 (1.07-1.15) | .12 (0.02) | <.001 | 1.12 (1.09-1.16) | ||||||||
| Sources of technology use in past 2 weeks | .37 (0.06) | <.001 | 1.45 (1.28-1.65) | .36 (0.06) | <.001 | 1.44 (1.27-1.63) | ||||||||
| Perceived reliability of information received on internet about health or medical conditions | .56 (0.08) | <.001 | 1.75 (1.51-2.03) | .53 (0.07) | <.001 | 1.69 (1.46-1.95) | ||||||||
| Ever attend program to prevent or manage chronic illness in past year | ||||||||||||||
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No | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||||||
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Yes | .44 (0.14) | .001 | 1.56 (1.19-2.04) | .47 (0.14) | .001 | 1.59 (1.22-2.08) | |||||||
aNagelkerke R2=0.155 for full model; Nagelkerke R2=0.148 (10 iterations) for reduced model.
bThe same dependent variable and referent category is used for the full and reduced models.
cOR: odds ratio.
dN/A: not applicable.
eNot available; referent category for independent variables.