Table 4 Overview of ratings on meaningful use for the overall intervention and specific intervention functions, n = 86

Total sample n = 86

53(63.9%)^a

58(69.9%)^a

26(31.3%)^a

26(31.3%)^a

8(9.6%)^a

18(21.7%)^a

12(14.5%)^a

6(7.2%)^a

13(15.7%)^a

Diagnosis

 CHF n = 34

18(58.1%)^a

21(63.6%)^b

10(30.3%)^b

9(27.3%)^b

1(3.0%)^b

4(12.1%)^b

3(9.1%)^b

2(6.1%)^b

2(6.1%)^b

 COPD n = 45

34(75.6%)

33(76.7%)^c

13(30.2%)^c

16 (37.2%)^c

4(14.0%)^c

14(32.6%)^c

9(20.9%)^c

4(9.3%)^c

8(18.6%)^c

 CHF & COPD n = 7

1(14.3%)

4(57.1%)

0(0.0%)

1(14.3%)

1(14.3%)

0(0.0%)

0(0.0%)

0(0.0%)

3(42.9%)

Civil status

 Living alone n = 36

22(66.7%)^a

27(79.4%)^b

12(35.3%)^b

16(47.1%)^b

5(14.7%)^b

11(32.4%)^b

8(23.5%)^b

4(11.8%)^b

7(20.6%)^b

 Married/Partner n = 50

31(62.0%)

31(63.3%)^c

11(22.4%)^c

10(20.4%)^c

3(6.1%)^c

7(14.3%)^c

4(8.2%)^c

2(4.1%)^c

6(12.2%)^c

Sex

 Male n = 46

26(59.1%)^c

29(64.4%)^b

7(15.6%)^b

14(31.1%)^b

4(8.9%)^b

7(15.6%)^b

5(11.1%)^b

3(6.7%)^b

8(17.8%)^b

 Female n = 40

27(69.2%)^b

29(76.3%)^c

16(42.1%)^c

12(31.6%)^c

4(10.5%)^c

11(28.9%)^c

7(18.4%)^c

3(7.9%)^c

5(13.2%)^c

Technical Competence^d

 Good n = 51

34(66.7%)

34(68.0%)^b

9(18.0%)^b

15(30.0%)^b

5(10.0%)^b

12(24.0%)^b

8(16.0%)^b

6(12.0%)^b

10(20.0%)^b

 Poor n = 34

19(61.3%)^a

23(71.9%)^c

13(40.6%)^c

10(29.0%)^c

3(9.4%)^c

6(18.8%)^c

3(9.4%)^c

0(0.0%)^c

3(9,4%)^c

Educational level

  < Secondary n = 45

30(71.4%)^a

27(67.5%)^c

11(25.6%)^c

12(27.9%)^c

4(9.3%)^c

11(25,6%)^c

7(16,3%)^c

1(2,3%)^c

6(14,0%)^c

  > Secondary n = 41

23(56,1%)

31(72,1%)^b

12(30,0%)^b

14(35,0%)^b

4(10%)^b

7(17.5%)^b

5(12.5%)^b

5(12.5%)^b

7(17.5%)^b

Age

  < 74 years n = 56

39(69.9%)

39(70.9%)^b

15(27.3%)^b

16(29.1%)^b

3(5.5%)^b

13(23.6%)^b

8(14.5%) ^b

5(9.1%)^b

10(18.2%)^b

  > 75 years n = 30

14(51.9%)^a

19(67.9%)^c

8(28.6%)^c

10(35.7%)^c

5(17.9%)^c

5(17.9%)^c

4(14.3%)^c

1(3,6%)^c

3(10.7%)^c