Table 2.
Comparison of acceptance of various eHealth services between diabetes and nondiabetes groups.
| Response categories | Overall | Nondiabetes | Diabetes | P value | ||||||
| Booking appointment, n (%) | <.001 | |||||||||
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Face-to-face only | 1076 (32.1) | 794 (29.7) | 282 (55.7) |
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eHealth only | 854 (33.3) | 800 (35.6) | 54 (10.8) |
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Both | 953 (34.1) | 858 (34.3) | 95 (31.4) |
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Do not know, refused, or missinga | 12 (0.5) | 7 (0.3) | 5 (2.1) |
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| Getting prescriptions, n (%) | <.001 | |||||||||
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Face-to-face only | 1957 (63.5) | 1599 (61.9) | 358 (79.3) |
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eHealth only | 280 (11.3) | 259 (11.7) | 21 (6.4) |
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Both | 648 (24.8) | 595 (26.0) | 53(13.1) |
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Do not know, refused, or missing | 10 (0.4) | 6 (0.3) | 4 (1.2) |
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| Consultation, n (%) | <.001 | |||||||||
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Face-to-face only | 2521 (84.3) | 2118 (83.5) | 403 (92.6) |
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eHealth only | 34 (1.3) | 33 (1.5) | 1 (0.1) |
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Both | 329 (13.9) | 301 (14.7) | 28 (6.1) |
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Do not know, refused, or missing | 11 (0.4) | 7 (0.3) | 4 (1.2) |
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| Health information, n (%) | <.001 | |||||||||
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Face-to-face only | 1262 (36.7) | 955 (34) | 307 (63.4) |
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eHealth only | 588 (23) | 555 (24.4) | 33 (8.6) |
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Both | 1033 (39.8) | 942 (41.2) | 91 (25.9) |
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Do not know, refused, or missing | 12 (0.5) | 7 (0.3) | 5 (2.1) |
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| Referrals to other doctors, n (%) | <.001 | |||||||||
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Face-to-face only | 1704 (53.3) | 1359 (51.4) | 345 (72.2) |
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eHealth only | 377 (13.2) | 356 (14.2) | 21 (3.6) |
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Both | 801 (33.0) | 735 (34) | 66 (23) |
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Do not know, refused, or missing | 13 (0.5) | 9 (0.5) | 4 (1.2) |
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aDo not know or refused options and missing data were not included in the bivariate chi-square analysis.