Table 4

Odds of Willingness to Exchange Different Types of Health Information via Mobile Devices According to Respondent Characteristics

VariableWillingness to Exchange, Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Appointment RemindersGeneral Health TipsMedication RemindersLaboratory/Test ResultsDiagnostic InformationVital SignsLifestyle BehaviorsSymptomsDigital Images/Video
Sex
 Male (ref)1.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.00
 Female1.02 (0.79–1.32)0.98 (0.78–1.24)0.87 (0.71–1.08)0.98 (0.79–1.22)0.84 (0.68–1.04)0.93 (0.75–1.15)0.90 (0.71–1.14)0.92 (0.72–1.17)0.91 (0.73–1.12)
Age-group, y
 18–34 (ref)1.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.00
 35–490.84 (0.56–1.27)0.88 (0.66–1.16)0.84 (0.63–1.13)0.82 (0.61–1.09)0.81 (0.61–1.09)0.79 (0.60–1.04)0.82 (0.60–1.12)0.83 (0.63–1.08)0.79 (0.59–1.04)
 50–640.44a 0.30–0.63)0.51a (0.39–0.67)0.55a (0.42–0.72)0.63a (0.44–0.91)0.64a (0.46–0.90)0.52a (0.38–0.73)0.49a (0.36–0.65)0.51a (0.39–0.66)0.42a (0.31–0.57)
 ≥650.23a 0.15–0.36)0.29a (0.22–0.40)0.35a (0.25–0.48)0.54a (0.38–0.78)0.54a (0.38–0.78)0.41a (0.29–0.59)0.35a (0.26–0.47)0.34a (0.25–0.47)0.29a (0.20–0.40)
Race/ethnicity
 Hispanic1.05 (0.72–1.54)1.33 (0.94–1.87)1.60a (1.09–2.35)1.38 (0.98–1.94)1.33 (0.95–1.87)1.19 (0.91–1.55)1.33 (0.95–1.86)1.34 (0.98–1.83)1.17 (0.86–1.59)
 Non-Hispanic black0.85 (0.54–1.34)1.14 (0.79–1.66)1.37 (0.89–2.10)0.81 (0.60–1.10)0.79 (0.58–1.07)0.93 (0.66–1.29)1.12 (0.76–1.65)1.07 (0.72–1.59)1.02 (0.73–1.44)
 Non-Hispanic other0.68 (0.40–1.17)0.92 (0.57–1.49)0.92 (0.57–1.50)1.02 (0.60–1.71)1.01 (0.57–1.78)0.95 (0.57–1.56)1.11 (0.66–1.87)0.83 (0.46–1.49)0.91 (0.54–1.55)
 Non-Hispanic white (ref)1.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.00
Education level
 Less than high school0.46a (0.31–0.67)0.48a (0.31–0.75)0.52a 0.35–0.77)0.75 (0.50–1.13)0.70 (0.46–1.07)0.62a (0.42–0.92)0.41a (0.26–0.64)0.57a (0.38–0.84)0.49a (0.31–0.78)
 High school graduate0.37a 0.26–0.52)0.53a (0.38–0.74)0.55a 0.40–0.76)0.61a (0.46–0.81)0.66a (0.50–0.88)0.61a (0.46–0.81)0.42a (0.30–0.59)0.53a (0.39–0.72)0.55a (0.39–0.78)
 Some college0.64a 0.46–0.88)0.88 (0.66–1.18)0.83 (0.63–1.10)0.81 (0.64–1.03)0.78 (0.61–1.01)0.79 (0.61–1.04)0.70a (0.54–0.92)0.83 (0.64–1.09)0.78 (0.60–1.02)
 College graduate or more (ref)1.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.00
Income group
 <$20,0000.64 (0.37–1.09)0.64a (0.42–0.97)0.73 (0.50–1.07)0.66a (0.47–0.92)0.92 (0.67–1.25)0.72 (0.51–1.03)0.70 (0.47–1.06)0.73 (0.49–1.11)0.63a (0.44–0.90)
 $20,000 to <$35,0000.68 (0.45–1.03)0.70 (0.45–1.10)0.60a (0.41–0.89)0.92 (0.62–1.38)1.04 (0.72–1.50)0.76 (0.53–1.08)0.88 (0.58–1.33)0.90 (0.60–1.36)0.77 (0.49–1.21)
 $35,000 to <$50,0000.88 (0.53–1.47)0.74 (0.48–1.15)0.74 (0.53–1.04)0.83 (0.60–1.15)1.00 (0.71–1.41)0.85 (0.59–1.22)0.79 (0.55–1.15)0.94 (0.61–1.46)0.87 (0.59–1.28)
 $50,000 to <$75,0000.79 (0.51–1.21)0.78 (0.56–1.09)0.73a (0.54–0.99)0.67a (0.50–0.88)0.76 (0.56–1.01)0.68a (0.51–0.90)0.75 (0.54–1.03)0.74 (0.55–1.00)0.69a (0.51–0.95)
 ≥$75,000 (ref)1.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.00
Trust in health care professional
 Professional trust information1.73a 1.31–2.27)1.71a (1.42–2.06)1.67a (1.35–2.06)1.53a (1.18–2.00)1.33a (1.00–1.76)1.43a (1.13–1.80)1.37a (1.09–1.71)1.42a (1.16–1.73)1.19 (0.93–1.53)
 Professional trust care0.89 (0.59–1.35)0.87 (0.63–1.20)0.81 (0.59–1.10)0.83 (0.57–1.21)0.76 (0.52–1.11)0.87 (0.62–1.23)0.99 (0.71–1.39)0.90 (0.65–1.25)0.80 (0.58–1.11)
Use of HIE in past year
 Used text messaging for HIE1.46 (0.87–2.44)1.27 (0.83–1.93)1.16 (0.74–1.84)1.24 (0.76–2.01)1.09 (0.67–1.76)1.27 (0.71–2.24)1.34 (0.85–2.14)1.45 (0.96–2.19)1.59a (1.04–2.42)
 Used mobile app for HIE1.41 (0.62–3.22)2.64a (1.22–5.71)2.29a (1.17–4.48)2.27a (1.14–4.52)1.98 (0.98–3.99)2.24a (1.13–4.46)1.62 (0.75–3.46)2.04a (1.02–4.07)1.62 (0.81–3.23)
  • app= application; HIE = health information exchange; ref = reference group.

  • a Statistically significant.

  • Note: Odds ratios (95% CIs) from proportional odds models. Odds ratios are for being in the “very willing” category vs lower willingness categories.