Influencing factors analysis of acceptance and approval of Internet plus medicine in Wuhan / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To learn the influencing factors for acceptance and approval of Internet plus medicine by patients in Wuhan, and to provide relevant references.Methods:A questionnaire was developed to analyze the acceptance and approval of Internet plus medicine for 543 pationts in Wuhan, while Chi-square test and logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the influencing factors of acceptance and approval of Internet plus medicine in Wuhan.Results:The acceptance of Internet plus medicine was significantly related to age( χ2=51.340, P<0.01), education level( χ2=55.745, P<0.01)and daily online hours( χ2=50.210, P<0.01). The approval of Internet plus medicine was significantly related to age( χ2=42.278, P<0.01), education level( χ2=26.531, P<0.01)and average traffic hours spent on visiting doctors( χ2=29.373, P<0.01). Conclusions:The younger patients had a higher acceptance and approval of Internet plus medicine of all age groups. The patients with a higher degree of education had higher acceptance and approval of Internet plus medicine. The patients with longer daily online hours had a higher acceptance of Internet plus medicine. The patients with longer average traffic hours to see doctors had a higher approval of Internet plus medicine.