Table 1.
Demographics and clinical characteristics of Homelab users (N=74).
| Characteristic | Total | Age ≤40 years | Age >40 years | Male | Female | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 40.33 (12.1) | 31.95 (3.8) | 50.76 (10.7) | 41.44 (12.1) | 38.64 (11.3) | |
| Gender, n (%) | ||||||
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Male | 34 (46) | 17 (42) | 17 (52) | N/Aa | N/A |
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Female | 39 (53) | 24 (59) | 15 (46) | N/A | N/A |
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Unknown | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (3) | N/A | N/A |
| Education, n (%) | ||||||
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Low | 5 (7) | 0 | 5 (15) | 3 (9) | 1 (3) |
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Intermediate | 13 (18) | 7 (17) | 6 (18) | 9 (27) | 4 (10) |
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High | 56 (76) | 22 (67) | 22 (67) | 22 (65) | 34 (87) |
| Employment status, n (%) | ||||||
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Student | 5 (7) | 2 (5) | 3 (9) | 5 (15) | 0 |
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Employed | 53 (72) | 34 (83) | 19 (58) | 25 (74) | 28 (72) |
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Unemployed | 6 (8) | 3 (7) | 3 (9) | 1 (3) | 5 (13) |
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Voluntary work | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Retired | 7 (10) | 0 | 7 (21) | 3 (9) | 3 (8) |
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Other | 3 (4) | 2 (5) | 1 (3) | 0 | 3 (8) |
| Chronic diseases, n (%) | ||||||
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Asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 4 (5) | 0 | 4 (12) | 3 (9) | 1 (3) |
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Cardiovascular diseases | 1 (1) | 1 (2.4) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) |
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Diabetes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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No | 69 (93) | 40 (98) | 29 (88) | 31 (91) | 37 (95) |
| Replacement for consultationb, n (%) | ||||||
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Yes | 49 (66) | 24 (59) | 25 (76) | 24 (71) | 25 (64) |
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No | 9 (12) | 8 (20) | 1 (3) | 4 (12) | 5 (13) |
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I don’t know | 16 (22) | 9 (22) | 7 (21) | 6 (18) | 9 (23) |
| Future use of Homelabc, n (%) | ||||||
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Yes | 60 (81) | 36 (88) | 24 (73) | 26 (76) | 34 (87) |
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No | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) |
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I don’t know | 13 (8) | 4 (10) | 9 (27) | 8 (24) | 4 (10) |
| Willing to use if it came at the deductible expense of my health insuranced, n (%) | ||||||
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Totally agree | 19 (26) | 8 (20) | 11 (33) | 9 (27) | 10 (26) |
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Agree | 16 (22) | 10 (24) | 6 (18) | 7 (21) | 9 (23) |
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Neutral | 19 (26) | 14 (34) | 5 (15) | 7 (21) | 11 (28) |
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Disagree | 14 (18) | 6 (15) | 8 (24) | 8 (24) | 6 (15) |
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Totally disagree | 6 (8) | 3 (7) | 3 (9) | 3 (9) | 3 (8) |
| System Usability Scale (10 items), mean (SD) | 68.45 (15.7) | 73.96 (14.7) | 61.59 (14.4) | 67.94 (15.3) | 69.30 (16.3) | |
aN/A: not applicable.
bThis variable was based on the question, “If you did not order a diagnostic test via Homelab, would you have gone to the general practitioner?”
cThis variable was based on the question, “Would you like to have the possibility of ordering diagnostic tests online independent of a general practitioner in the future?”
dThis variable was based on the statement of “I would also order this test when this would come at the expense of the deductible of my health insurance.”