Table 1.
Characteristics of Geriatric Patient Population by Telehealth Patient Online Portal Activation
| Total N=4571 N(%) | Activated N=2438 % | Not Activated N=1651 % | Declined N=482 % | Adjusted OR (95%CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | * | |||||
| <80 years old | 1606 (35.1) | 61.2 | 30.2 | 8.7 | reference | |
| 80–89 years old | 2006 (43.9) | 51.8 | 37.3 | 10.8 | 0.68 (0.59–0.78) * | |
| 90+ years old | 959 (21.0) | 43.4 | 43.5 | 13.1 | 0.50 (0.42–0.60) * | |
| Sex | * | |||||
| Female | 3371 (73.8) | 51.8 | 37.7 | 10.6 | reference | |
| Male | 1200 (26.3) | 57.8 | 31.8 | 10.5 | 1.00 (0.86–1.16) | |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 2547 (55.7) | 60.7 | 30.6 | 8.7 | * | reference |
| African-American | 563 (12.3) | 40.1 | 46.4 | 13.5 | 0.51 (0.42–0.62) * | |
| Asian | 128 (2.8) | 68.0 | 22.7 | 9.4 | 1.35 (0.90–2.02) | |
| Other | 1100 (24.1) | 44.6 | 41.9 | 13.5 | 0.61 (0.52–0.73) * | |
| Unknown | 233 (5.1) | 37.8 | 51.5 | 10.7 | 0.43 (0.32–0.58) * | |
| English language | * | |||||
| Yes | 4145 (91.4) | 54.5 | 35.5 | 10.0 | reference | |
| No | 388 (8.6) | 40.5 | 43.0 | 16.5 | 0.79 (0.61–1.01) | |
| Medicaid coverage | * | |||||
| Yes | 860 (18.8) | 40.8 | 44.8 | 14.4 | 0.74 (0.62–0.90) * | |
| No | 3711 (81.2) | 56.2 | 34.1 | 9.7 | reference | |
| Marital status | * | |||||
| Married/life partner | 1433 (31.3) | 65.2 | 26.6 | 8.2 | 1.60 (1.38–1.86) * | |
| Widowed/divorced/single | 3138 (68.6) | 48.5 | 39.8 | 11.7 | reference | |
| Dementia | * | |||||
| Yes | 728 (15.9) | 46.3 | 42.6 | 11.1 | 0.90 (0.76–1.08) | |
| No | 3843 (84.1) | 54.7 | 34.9 | 10.4 | reference |
Note:
*
P value <.001;
Race category “Other” includes American Indian/Alaskan Native (0.09%) and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (0.07%); Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; Adjusted OR compares activated to not activated/declined