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Table 3 Perceptions of older people concerning the use of e-Health applications(1)

From: Determinants of the intention to use e-Health by community dwelling older people

Contacting health-care professionals via the Internet ….

(Strongly) disagree%

Don’t know%

(Strongly) agree%

Performance expectancy

   

- Makes it easier to contact a health-care professional when I want

12.2

19.6

68.2

- Enables me to live independently for longer

12.8

29.8

57.4

- Works well

15.9

38.3

45.8

- Is a pleasant way to interact with health-care professionals

37.1

24.7

38.2

Effort expectancy

   

- Is easy to learn

15.5

16.2

68.4

- Fits easily into my daily routine

12.4

23.1

64.5

- Is easy to do

17.6

21.6

60.8

Social influence

   

- Is something my family or friends would like to do

11.4

43.0

45.5

Self-efficacy

(Very) difficult

Neutral

(Very) easy

- How easy or difficult do you find is it to use the Internet?(2)

15.2

36.2

48.6

  1. (1)Weighted by age and sex.
  2. (2)Only answered by respondents who use or have used the Internet.
  3. Due to rounding percentages do not always add up to 100.0%.