Table 2 Participant characteristics and factors associated with online diabetes information-seeking behavior
Variable | Online diabetes information-seeking behavior | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
All participants n = 1143 | Yes n = 685 | No n = 458 | P-value | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Gender | ||||
Male | 546 (47.8) | 259 (39.4) | 287 (62.7) | 0.006♱ |
Female | 597 (52.2) | 399 (60.6) | 198 (43.2) | |
Educational level | ||||
Primary school | 153 (13.4) | 43 (9.2) | 110 (24) | 0.02♱ |
High school | 408 (35.7) | 224 (32.7) | 184 (40.2) | |
Diploma | 353 (30.9) | 223 (32.6) | 130 (28.4) | |
College | 229 (20.0) | 195 (28.5) | 34 (7.4) | |
Occupation | ||||
Homemaker | 402 (35.2) | 265 (38.7) | 137 (30) | 0.85♱ |
Self-employed | 279 (24.4) | 175 (25.5) | 104 (22.7) | |
Unemployed | 30 (2.6) | 13 (1.9) | 17 (3.7) | |
Worker | 108 (9.5) | 50 (7.3) | 58 (12.6) | |
Retired | 324 (28.3) | 182 (26.6) | 142 (31) | |
Self-rated health status | ||||
Poor | 209 (18.3) | 109 (15.9) | 100 (21.8) | 0.67♱ |
Fair | 228 (20) | 128 (18.7) | 100 (21.8) | |
Good | 484 (42.3) | 262 (38.2) | 178 (38.9) | |
Very good, excellent | 222 (19.4) | 186 (27.2) | 80 (17.5) | |
Treatment regimen | ||||
Oral anti-DM drugs | 621(54.3) | 338 (49.3) | 290 (61.3) | 0.05♱ |
Oral drugs + Insulin | 476 (41.7) | 319 (46.6) | 150 (32.8) | |
Insulin | 46 (4) | 28 (4.1) | 18 (3.9) | |
Diabetes complications | ||||
No complications | 457 (40) | 287 (41.8) | 170 (37.1) | 0.52♱ |
One to two complications | 417 (36.5) | 237 (34.6) | 180 (39.3) | |
Three or more complications | 269 (23.5) | 161(23.5) | 108 (23.6) | |
mean[SD] | mean[SD] | mean[SD] | ||
Age, years | 58.84 (10) | 56.48 (10) | 60.24 (10) | 0.11§ |
Diabetes duration, years | 10.17 (7.19) | 8.12 (6.06) | 11.98 (8.32) | 0.41§ |
HbA1C, % | 7.68 (1.33) | 7.64 (1.13) | 7.71 (1.23) | 0.23§ |
Communication duration, months | 49.98 (32.1) | 43.78 (32.5) | 54.88 (33.03) | 0.99§ |
Patients' perceptions of their physician communication | ||||
Hurried Communication | 1.74 (0.54) | 1.79 (0.52) | 1.76 (0.54) | 0.84§ |
Elicited Concerns | 3.61(0.80) | 3.55 (0.78) | 3.64 (0.81) | 0.82§ |
Explained Results | 2.98 (0.67) | 3.02 (0.65) | 2.92 (0.70) | 0.80§ |
e-Health literacy | 24.10 (7.71) | 25.11 (7.70) | 23.21 (7.73) | 0.038§ |
Medication adherence | 6.46 (1.47) | 6.90 (1.27) | 5.48 (1.12) | 0.007§ |
Self-care behaviors | 71.16 (10.66) | 78.10 (10.46) | 63.16 (10.64) | 0.003§ |