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. 2022 Jun 28;2022:5953027. doi: 10.1155/2022/5953027

Table 2.

Odds of adopting telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic (n = 1,137).

Odds ratio Std. err. 95% conf. interval p value
Predisposing factors
Age (in years) 0.996 0.006 0.98, 1.01 0.505
Gender
 Female 1.13 0.189 0.78, 1.64 0.513
Race/ethnicity
 Black 0.57 0.27 0.33, 0.96 0.033
 Hispanic 1.45 0.32 0.77, 2.73 0.254
 Other race or ethnicity 1.01 0.45 0.42, 2.42 0.074
Educational attainment
 High school or less 0.45 0.31 0.25, 0.83 0.010
 College 1-3 years or tech school 0.73 0.19 0.50, 1.07 0.102
Marital status
 Married or partnered 1.36 0.17 0.97, 1.91 0.08
Confidence filling out medical forms
 Confident 1.78 0.34 0.92, 3.40 0.09
COVID-19 susceptibility scale 1.06 0.09 0.88, 1.26 0.550
COVID-19 fear scale 0.99 0.01 0.97, 1.02 0.404
Enabling factors
Annual income
 Under $25,000 0.76 0.26 0.46, 1.27 0.300
 Over $50,000 0.90 0.20 0.60, 1.34 0.594
Employment status
 Not employed for wages 0.93 0.20 0.63, 1.38 0.708
Health insurance status
 Uninsured 0.45 0.43 0.19, 1.05 0.064
Count of internet devices in the home 1.12 0.13 0.87, 0.56 0.382
Current healthcare provider
 Yes, only one 1.54 0.29 0.88, 2.69 0.131
 Yes, more than one 2.33 0.30 1.30, 4.18 0.005
Stimulus check received
 Yes 1.09 0.21 0.72, 1.65 0.686
Need for care factors
Count of chronic physical health conditions 1.12 0.06 1.00, 1.25 0.043
Count of mental health conditions 1.53 0.11 1.24, 1.88 <0.001
Count of COVID-19-related stressors 1.03 0.04 0.96, 1.10 0.391
Count of changes in healthcare related to COVID-19 3.49 0.12 2.78, 4.38 <0.001
Count of barriers to care related to COVID-19 1.00 0.06 0.89, 1.12 1.00
Self-rated health during COVID-19 compared to before
 Worse 1.36 0.28 0.79, 2.35 0.274
 Better 1.12 0.21 0.75, 1.68 0.581