Table 2.
Scale used | Awareness (aware n=639; unaware n=359) | Engagement (engaged n=320; not engaged n=319) | Use or intention to use (user n=166; nonuser n=86) | |||||||||||
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Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value | ||||||||
eHealth Literacy Questionnaire scales | ||||||||||||||
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1. Using technology to process health information | 1.77 (1.42-2.22) | <.001 | 1.81 (1.35-2.42) | .001 | 4.14 (2.34-7.31) | <.001 | |||||||
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2. Understanding of health concepts and language | 1.28 (0.92-1.77) | .14 | 2.62 (1.70-4.03) | <.001 | 2.25 (1.08-4.69) | .03 | |||||||
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3. Ability to actively engage with digital services | 1.53 (1.25-1.89) | <.001 | 2.12 (1.60-2.81) | <.001 | 4.44 (2.55-7.75) | <.001 | |||||||
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4. Feel safe and in control | 1.47 (1.17-1.85) | .001 | 1.61 (1.20-2.14) | .001 | 2.36 (1.43-3.88) | .001 | |||||||
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5. Motivated to engage with digital services | 1.75 (1.40-2.19) | <.001 | 2.00 (1.48-2.71) | <.001 | 4.24 (2.36-7.61) | <.001 | |||||||
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6. Access to digital services that work | 1.99 (1.51-2.64) | <.001 | 1.90 (1.33-2.70) | <.001 | 2.49 (1.32-4.69) | .005 | |||||||
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7. Digital services that suit individual needs | 1.63 (1.30-2.04) | <.001 | 1.89 (1.40-2.55) | <.001 | 3.48 (1.97-6.15) | <.001 | |||||||
Health Literacy Questionnaire scales | ||||||||||||||
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1. Feeling understood and supported by health care providers | 1.15 (0.90-1.48) | .26 | 1.63 (1.19-2.22) | .002 | 1.89 (1.10-3.27) | .02 | |||||||
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3. Actively managing my health | 0.89 (0.66-1.21) | .46 | 1.23 (0.87-1.80) | .24 | 2.28 (1.18-4.38) | .01 | |||||||
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4. Social support for health | 1.02 (0.78-1.33) | .89 | 1.74 (1.25-2.42) | .001 | 2.10 (1.15-3.84) | .02 | |||||||
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7. Navigating the health care system | 1.10 (0.92-1.31) | .29 | 1.15 (0.93-1.42) | .20 | 1.24 (0.87-1.75) | .23 |