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Table 3 Comparisons of characteristics for older individuals in the Positive Usability Group and Negative or Neutral Usability Group

From: Development and usability testing of an integrated geriatric care model (SMART system) to promote integrated home-based geriatric care

Variables

Positive Usability Group

(n = 75)

Negative or Neutral Usability Group (n = 35)

Z/χ2

p-value

Age

66.00 (63.00, 70.00)

68.00 (65.00, 72.00)

−2.03

0.043

Male

49 (65.33%)

25 (71.43%)

0.40

0.526

Education

  

−8.58

< 0.001

 Primary school and below

17 (22.67%)

11 (31.43%)

  

 Junior high school

37 (49.33%)

14 (40.00%)

  

 Senior high school and above

21 (28.00%)

10 (28.57%)

  

History of chronic diseases

 Hypertension

49 (65.33%)

26 (74.29%)

0.88

0.348

 Diabetes mellitus

23 (30.67%)

12 (34.29%)

0.14

0.704

 Hyperlipidemia

21 (28.00%)

10 (28.57%)

0.004

0.951

 Stroke

33 (44.00%)

9 (25.71%)

3.38

0.066

 Coronary heart diseases

8 (10.67%)

4 (11.43%)

0.01

0.905

Monthly income (ï¿¥)

  

0.27

0.965

 ≤ 1000

11 (14.67%)

5 (14.29%)

  

 1001 ~ 3000

29 (38.67%)

12 (34.29%)

  

 3001 ~ 5000

28 (37.33%)

14 (40.00%)

  

 > 5000

7 (9.33%)

4 (11.43%)

  

Daily mobile phone use time

  

−0.64

0.521

 < 1 h

36 (48.00%)

16 (45.71%)

  

 1 ~ 3 h

33 (44.00%)

14 (40.00%)

  

 > 3 h

6 (8.00%)

5 (14.29%)

  

Mobile phone use experience

  

7.00

0.008

 Less experience

29 (38.67%)

23 (65.71%)

  

 Moderate experience

46 (61.33%)

12 (34.29%)

  
  1. Bold indicates that the differences between groups are statistically significant (p < 0.05)