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. 2022 Mar 3;19(5):2947. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19052947

Table 6.

Multivariate analysis of the degree of acceptance of the use of new technologies.

Middle Acceptability High Acceptability
cOR (95% CI) p Value aOR a (95% CI) p Value cOR (95% CI) p Value aOR a (95% CI) p Value
Sex
Male 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
Female 0.78 (0.44–1.41) 0.416 1.00 (0.51–1.96) 0.997 1.03 (0.59–1.80) 0.916 1.42 (0.68–2.96) 0.346
Age (1-year increase) 0.93 (0.90–0.97) <0.001 0.94 (0.90–0.97) <0.001 0.85 (0.82–0.89) <0.001 0.88 (0.84–0.92) <0.001
Education
Uneducated 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
Primary education 2.50 (0.94–6.64) 0.067 1.85 (0.62–5.48) 0.268 11.22 (3.98–31.71) <0.001 7.23 (2.14–27.88) 0.002
Secondary education 1.20 (1.01–3.92) 0.045 2.82 (1.09–4.80) 0.029 6.22 (2.69–14.40) <0.001 5.30 (1.90–14.78) 0.001
Care Expectations Fulfilled
No 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
Yes 0.57 (0.27–1.20) 0.139 0.66 (0.28–1.56) 0.340 0.64 (0.31–1.32) 0.231 0.65 (0.25–1.73) 0.392
Living Arrangements
Residential center 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
Live in company 1.15 (0.61–2.18) 0.659 0.62 (0.27–1.42) 0.262 14.24 (5.91–34.28) <0.001 3.00 (1.00–9.08) 0.51
Alone 2.32 (0.97–5.52) 0.058 1.56 (0.54–4.47) 0.413 18.94 (5.92–34.29) <0.001 5.11 (1.33–19.55) 0.017
Barthel (1 point increase) 0.99 (0.98–1.00) 0.267 0.99 (0.97–1.01) 0.300 1.05 (1.02–1.08) <0.001 1.00 (0.98–1.02) 0.810
EQ-5D-5L (1 point increase) 0.71 (0.28–1.78) 0.463 0.76 (0.16–3.75) 0.740 21.70 (4.33–108.80) <0.001 7.32 (0.71–76.01) 0.096
FES_I (1 point increase) 1.01 (0.97–1.06) 0.660 0.99 (0.94–1.06) 0.831 0.88 (0.83–0.94) <0.001 0.94 (0.87–1.02) 0.148
VREM (1 point increase) 1.00 (1.00–1.00) 0.025 1.01 (1.00–1.02) 0.039 1.00 (1.00–1.00) <0.001 1.00 (1.00–1.00) 0.236
SCQ (1 point increase) 1.08 (0.88–1.33) 0.471 1.10 (0.86–1.42) 0.439 0.77 (0.62–0.96) 0.017 1.17 (0.86–1.59) 0.327

cOR: crude odds ratio; aOR: adjusted odds ratio by multinomial logistic regression; CI: confidence interval; 95% IC: 95% confidence interval; a: TAM in 3 categories as a dependent variable (low acceptance as reference category) and all other factors as independent variables in the model; EQ-5D-5L: quality of live index; FES_I: Fall risk scale (Downton) and fear of falling; SCQ: Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire; VREM: Reduced version of the Minnesota Leisure Time Physical Activity Questionnaire; p values (<0.05) are in bold.