Table 2.
Estimates for the linear regression model on the total number of digital health tool categories adopted (n=362).
| Variables | β (95% CI) | P value | |||
| Intercept | 4.08 (3.06 to 5.1) | <.001 | |||
| Age | –0.06 (–0.24 to 0.12) | .49 | |||
| Federal poverty level | –0.01 (–0.18 to 0.17) | .96 | |||
| Number of PCPa visits in past 12 months | 0.05 (–0.21 to 0.31) | .71 | |||
| Number of nonurgent ERb visits in past 12 months | 0.31 (0 to 0.63) | .05 | |||
| Number of urgent ER visits in past 12 months | –0.31 (–0.67 to 0.04) | .08 | |||
| Number of ER visits leading to inpatient stays in past 12 months | 0.58 (0.2 to 0.95) | <.001 | |||
| Difficulty | –0.02 (–0.21 to 0.18) | .87 | |||
| Seek care in non–life-threatening situations | |||||
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Primary care physician (reference) | N/Ac | N/A | ||
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Urgent care | 0.42 (–0.01 to 0.85) | .06 | ||
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Emergency room | 0.28 (–0.43 to 0.98) | .44 | ||
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Other | 0.51 (–0.19 to 1.21) | .15 | ||
| Has PCP | |||||
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Has PCP (reference) | N/A | N/A | ||
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No PCP | –0.61 (–1.73 to 0.05) | .07 | ||
| Presence of chronic condition | |||||
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Has chronic condition (reference) | N/A | N/A | ||
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No chronic condition | –0.72 (–1.1 to –0.33) | <.001 | ||
| Race | |||||
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Non-White (reference) | N/A | N/A | ||
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White | 0.20 (–0.2 to 0.59) | .34 | ||
| Gender | |||||
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Female (reference) | N/A | N/A | ||
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Male | –0.38 (–0.76 to 0) | .05 | ||
| Ethnicity | |||||
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Hispanic (reference) | N/A | N/A | ||
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Non-Hispanic | 0.00 (–0.59 to 0.58) | .99 | ||
| Insurance | |||||
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Public (reference) | N/A | N/A | ||
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Private | 0.37 (–0.09 to 0.83) | .11 | ||
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Mix | 0.24 (–0.53 to 1.01) | .54 | ||
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Unsure | –0.18 (–1.41 to 1.06) | .78 | ||
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Uninsured | –0.52 (–1.21 to 0.18) | .14 | ||
| Education | |||||
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Professional degree (reference) | N/A | N/A | ||
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Master’s | –0.29 (–1.57 to 0.98) | .65 | ||
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Bachelor’s | –0.20 (–1.01 to 0.61) | .63 | ||
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Associate’s | –0.18 (–0.88 to 0.51) | .60 | ||
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Some college | –0.23 (–1.09 to 0.63) | .60 | ||
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Less than high school or high school graduate/GEDd | –0.65 (–1.37 to 0.08) | .08 | ||
| Living area | |||||
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Urban (reference) | N/A | N/A | ||
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Suburban | –0.61 (–1.06 to –0.16) | .01 | ||
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Rural | –0.62 (–1.17 to –0.06) | .03 | ||
| Internet | |||||
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Always has access (reference) | N/A | N/A | ||
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Does not always have access | –0.25 (–0.76 to 0.25) | .32 | ||
aPCP: primary care provider.
bER: emergency room.
cN/A: not applicable.
dGED: General Educational Development.