Table 3

Association between WHOMS acceptability and patients' characteristics

Univariate logistic regression models results

Multivariate logistic regression model results


Characteristics

OR (95% CI)

P*

OR (95% CI)

P*


Gender

1.06 (0.45–2.54)

NS

--

Age (years)

0.88 (0.83–0.92)

0.000

0.91 (0.85–0.97)

0.005

Years of education

1.50 (1.27–1.77)

0.000

1.32 (1.07–1.62)

0.008

Primary tumor site

--

Colon-rectum

1

--

Uterine or ovarian

0.82 (0.23–2.91)

NS

Breast

1.18 (0.44–3.14)

NS

Other

1.64 (0.49–5.51)

NS

Setting/surgical unit

--

Senology

1

--

Gynaecologic

0.70 (0.20–2.44)

NS

Endoscopy

1.05 (0.30–3.62)

NS

Colo-rectal

0.62 (0.19–2.00)

NS

Melanoma & sarcoma

1.68 (0.48–5.84)

NS

Communication technology use

Mobile phone

9.16 (2.42–34.64)

0.001

--

Sent SMS messages

41.17 (8.93–189.66)

0.000

--

Internet

12.33 (3.87–39.32)

0.000

--

Email

12.67 (3.50–45.87)

0.000

--

FCT score

--

--

2.73 (1.38–5.43)

0.004


*Wald test

Bielli et al. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2004 4:7   doi:10.1186/1472-6947-4-7

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