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. 2020 Nov 10;13(5):456–470. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihaa091

Table 6.

Behaviour-related barriers to adopting e-health systems (N=130)

Barriers n (%) Mean Standard deviation
Talking about health information, are you concerned with the privacy of your health information?
 Yes 103 (79.3) 1.207 0.407
 No 27 (20.7)
If ‘Yes’ how concerned are you?
 Low 20 (14.9) 2.436 0.922
 Medium 54 (41.5)
 High 37 (28.7)
 Very high 19 (14.9)
How often do privacy concerns prevent you from buying items online?
 Always 23 (17.7) 2.680 1.241
 Most of the time 41 (31.9)
 Rarely 36 (27.7)
 Once in a time 13 (10.1)
 Never 17 (12.6)
Have you ever been bullied about health matters by someone on the internet?
 Yes 13 (10.1) 2.010 0.460
 No 103 (78.9)
 Not sure 14 (10.9)
If ‘Yes’ who were they?
 Known to you 7 (79.0) 1.501 0.850
 Unknown to you 1 (10.1)
 A member from the organization where you seek advice 2 (20.0)
How quickly after meeting people on the internet do you share your personal details?
 Very quickly 11 (8.3) 3.301 0.940
 Quickly 11 (8.3)
 It takes time 37 (28.7)
 Don't share 71 (54.6)
How often do you provide correct information on the internet?
 Extremely often 8 (6.5) 3.563 1.217
 Very often 23 (17.6)
 Quite often 17 (12.9)
 Not often 51 (38.9)
 Not at all 31 (24.0)
Do you share your personal details with people you met on the internet?
 Extremely often 3 (1.9) 4.176 1.084
 Very often 14 (11.1)
 Quite often 8 (6.5)
 Not often 37 (28.7)
 Not at all 68 (51.9)