Table 1. Patient socio-demographic characteristics and descriptive statistics by “Remote Care” application user type.
| Variables | Non-mHealth users, n (%) 346 (67.18) | mHealth users, n (%) 169 (32.82) | Total, n (%) 515 (100.00) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 0.04 | |||
| Male | 143 (41.33) | 86 (50.89) | 229 (44.47) | |
| Female | 203 (58.67) | 83 (49.11) | 286 (55.53) | |
| Age range, y | 0.382 | |||
| <39 | 152 (43.93) | 63 (37.28) | 215 (41.75) | |
| 40–49 | 93 (26.88) | 56 (33.14) | 149 (28.93) | |
| 50–59 | 64 (18.50) | 34 (20.12) | 98 (19.03) | |
| 60+ | 37 (10.69) | 16 (9.46) | 53 (10.29) | |
| Education | 0.424 | |||
| High school or eqv. | 115 (33.24) | 66 (39.05) | 181 (35.15) | |
| High degree or eqv. | 177 (51.16) | 78 (46.16) | 255 (49.51) | |
| Higher degree or eqv. | 54 (15.61) | 25 (14.79) | 79 (15.34) | |
| Marital Status | 0.196 | |||
| Single | 65 (18.79) | 23 (13.61) | 88 (17.09) | |
| Married | 251 (72.54) | 135 (79.88) | 386 (74.95) | |
| Others (Widowed And Divorced) | 30 (8.67) | 11 (6.51) | 41 (7.96) | |
| Past experience with Telemedicine | 0.072 | |||
| Never Used | 215 (62.14) | 91 (53.85) | 306 (59.42) | |
| Used | 131 (37.86) | 78 (46.15) | 209 (40.58) | |
| Employment | 0.04 | |||
| Employed | 227 (65.61) | 126 (74.56) | 353 (68.54) | |
| Unemployed | 119 (34.39) | 43 (25.44) | 162 (31.46) | |
| Distance to health center | 0.243 | |||
| < 30 min | 267 (77.17) | 138 (81.66) | 405 (78.64) | |
| > 30 min | 79 (22.83) | 31 (18.34) | 110 (21.36) |