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. 2022 Feb 11;10(2):e28372. doi: 10.2196/28372

Table 4.

Results of multivariate logistic regression (after the stepwise procedure) to explain the willingness of general practitioners (GPs) to prescribe mobile health (mHealth) apps and devices to their patients (N=174).

Variables aORa (95% CI) P value
Age of GPs (years) 0.95 (0.91-0.98) .003
Gender of GPs

Male Refb N/Ac

Female 0.26 (0.09-0.69) .008
Participation in a continued training program during the previous year

No Ref N/A

Yes 6.17 (1.52-28.72) .01
Participation in a peer group during the previous year

No Ref N/A

Yes 2.32 (0.94-6.01) .07
Subscription to a professional magazine

No Ref N/A

Yes 2.41 (0.85-6.89) .10
Patient base command of the French language (GP perceived) 1.45 (1.13-1.88) .004
Facilitators: perceptions of GPs of benefits of mHealth apps and devices for patients, caregivers, their own clinical practice, and GP-perceived drivers for mHealth apps and devices implementation in their medical practice 1.04 (1.01-1.07) .003
Obstacles: perceptions of GPs of risks for the patient and barriers for the GP practice 0.96 (0.94-0.99) .01
Perceptions of GPs of the importance of validating mHealth apps and devices using randomized studies (evidence-based medicine) 1.02 (1.00-1.04) .047

aaOR: adjusted odds ratio.

bRef: reference.

cN/A: not applicable.