Associated factors of willingness to use an information and communication technology-based self-management tool (n=311)
| Unadjusted | Adjusted (n=278) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | OR (95% CI) | p Value | OR (95% CI) | p Value |
| Age | 0.96 (0.94 to 0.98) | <0.01 | 0.99 (0.97 to 1.02) | 0.50 |
| Diabetes type* | ||||
| Type 1 diabetes | 3.08 (0.97 to 9.79) | 0.06 | 1.61 (0.44 to 5.87) | 0.47 |
| Nephropathy | ||||
| No | 1.66 (1.02 to 2.70) | 0.04 | 2.02 (1.14 to 3.58) | 0.02 |
| Frequency of outpatient visits† | ||||
| Once a month or more | 1.64 (0.99 to 2.71) | 0.06 | 2.13 (1.13 to 3.99) | 0.02 |
| Current use of personal computers and/or smartphones | ||||
| Yes | 5.01 (3.04 to 8.25) | <0.01 | 4.91 (2.69 to 8.98) | <0.01 |
| Diabetes-related emotional distress‡ | 1.11 (1.03 to 1.19) | <0.01 | 1.10 (1.01 to 1.20) | 0.02 |
Final model of the multiple logistic regression analysis: age, diabetes type, and nephropathy were included with the forced entry method; the others were included with the stepwise method. Participants who had missing data in at least one of the selected variables (those with p<0.2 on bivariate analysis) were excluded from the multivariate analysis.
*Reference, type 2 diabetes.
†Reference, less than once a month.
‡OR for every four-point increase in the scores measured using the Japanese version of the Problem Areas in Diabetes Scale.