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Table 4 Regression analysis results of factors influencing the extent of use of different types of OHS

From: Factors affecting compliance with use of online healthcare services among adults in Israel

Dependent variable

The frequency of use of HMO’s website fora:

Administrative information

N = 198

(R2 = 0.16***)

Consultation with doctors

N = 47

(R2 = 0.34***)

Explanatory variables

Beta coefficient

Std. Err

Beta coefficient

Std. Err

Ageb

.001

.008

0.01

0.01

Gender (base = women)

0.32*

0.17

–0.05

0.28

Religion (base = non-Jew)

–0.22

0.27

0.61*

.320

perceived privacy of online use

0.03

0.05

  

perceived ease of online use

0.16**

0.07

0.15**

0.07

perceived precision and reliability of online information

0.02

0.07

0.18**

0.08

fear from technical difficulties in online use

–0.04

0.04

-

-

Family’s encouragement for online use

0.09**

0.03

-

-

HMO’s advertisements on online use

0.03

0.04

-

-

HMO’s staff encouragement for online use

–0.02

0.04

-

-

concern with regard to health status (base = not concerned)

0.17**

0.07

-

-

The existence of long term care insurance (base = non)

0.16

0.18

-

-

Residence (base = lives alone)

–0.16

0.24

-

-

Constant

2.47***

0.73

1.21

0.93

  1. *p < 0.1, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01
  2. aEach of the two regressions have different set of explanatory variables, therefore there are missing rubrics in some places in the table
  3. bAge is a continuous variable