| Perceived benefits | Satisfaction | Substitution | Care personnel concerns | Privacy and discomfort |
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ß (95% CI) | ß (95% CI) | ß (95% CI) | ß (95% CI) | ß (95% CI) | |
Demographics | |||||
 Gender | |||||
  Female | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
  Male | 0.18 (-0.56—0.91) | 0.21 (-0.35—0.76) | 0.6 (-0.23—1.43) | -0.41 (-1.09—0.26) | -0.50* (-1.03—0.04) |
 Age in years | |||||
  < 50 | 0.09 (-1.53—1.72) | -0.01 (-1.24—1.23) | -0.02 (-1.86—1.83) | 0.1 (-1.39—1.60) | -0.46 (-1.65—0.73) |
  50–64 | 0.24 (-0.65—1.12) | 0.03 (-0.64—0.70) | 0.35 (-0.65—1.35) | -0.15 (-0.96—0.66) | -0.39 (-1.03—0.26) |
  65–74 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
  75 +  | -0.2 (-1.03—0.62) | -0.09 (-0.71—0.54) | -0.21 (-1.15—0.72) | -0.27 (-1.02—0.49) | 0.01 (-0.60—0.61) |
Socio-economic conditions | |||||
 Employment status | |||||
  Employed | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
  Retired | 0.22 (-0.64—1.09) | 0.08 (-0.58—0.74) | 0.17 (-0.81—1.15) | -0.15 (-0.94—0.65) | -0.54* (-1.17—0.10) |
  Unemployed | 0.52 (-0.68—1.73) | 0.47 (-0.45—1.38) | 0.48 (-0.88—1.85) | -0.99* (-2.10—0.12) | -0.27 (-1.16—0.61) |
 Education | |||||
  Low | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
  Intermediate | 0.35 (-0.37—1.08) | 0.26 (-0.29—0.81) | 0.22 (-0.60—1.05) | -0.25 (-0.92—0.42) | -0.15 (-0.69—0.38) |
  High | 0.44 (-0.34—1.22) | 0.38 (-0.22—0.97) | 0.17 (-0.71—1.05) | -0.29 (-1.00—0.43) | -0.15 (-0.72—0.42) |
Clinical characteristics | |||||
 Charlson comorbidity index | 0.03 (-0.08—0.14) | -0.02 (-0.11—0.06) | 0.02 (-0.11—0.15) | 0.01 (-0.10—0.11) | 0.03 (-0.05—0.11) |
 History of bone fractures | |||||
  Never had | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
  Had fractures | 0.1 (-0.63—0.83) | 0.41 (-0.15—0.96) | -0.02 (-0.84—0.81) | 0.19 (-0.48—0.86) | -0.11 (-0.65—0.42) |
 Fractures during observation period | |||||
  No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
  Yes | 0.11 (-0.61—0.82) | 0.22 (-0.32—0.76) | 0.51 (-0.30—1.32) | -0.45 (-1.11—0.20) | -0.18 (-0.71—0.34) |
 Years since osteoporosis diagnosis | 0.04 (-0.01—0.09) | 0.02 (-0.02—0.06) | 0.04 (-0.01—0.10) | -0.02 (-0.06—0.03) | 0 (-0.04—0.04) |
   Total length of pharmacological treatment for osteoporosis (years) | -0.05 (-0.12—0.01) | -0.04* (-0.10—0.01) | -0.09** (-0.17—-0.01) | 0.06* (-0.00—0.12) | 0.02 (-0.03—0.07) |
 Anti-osteoporosis treatment | |||||
  Teriparatide | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
  Denosumab | -0.24 (-0.90—0.42) | -0.38 (-0.88—0.12) | -0.4 (-1.15—0.35) | 0.37 (-0.24—0.97) | -0.01 (-0.50—0.47) |
  Oral bisphosphonate | -0.22 (-1.22—0.77) | 0.07 (-0.69—0.83) | 0.43 (-0.70—1.56) | 0.11 (-0.81—1.02) | -0.16 (-0.89—0.58) |
  Zolendronic acid | -0.08 (-1.34—1.17) | 0.18 (-0.78—1.13) | 0.04 (-1.39—1.46) | 0.16 (-0.99—1.32) | 0.15 (-0.77—1.07) |
Pattern of TC use | |||||
 Date of first TC | |||||
  June 2020-March 2021 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
  April-November 2021 | 0.11 (-0.53—0.76) | 0.41 (-0.08—0.90) | 0.36 (-0.37—1.09) | -0.17 (-0.76—0.42) | -0.01 (-0.48—0.46) |
 Switch to TC from in-person visits | |||||
  No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
  Yes | -0.07 (-0.66—0.52) | -0.13 (-0.58—0.32) | 0.06 (-0.60—0.73) | 0.05 (-0.49—0.59) | -0.06 (-0.49—0.37) |
 N. TCs before enrolment in study | 0.12 (-0.17—0.40) | 0.22** (0.00—0.43) | 0.08 (-0.24—0.40) | -0.06 (-0.32—0.20) | -0.12 (-0.33—0.08) |
 Face to face visits during TC | |||||
  No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
  Yes | -0.04 (-0.69—0.62) | -0.27 (-0.77—0.23) | -0.41 (-1.16—0.33) | 0.14 (-0.46—0.75) | 0.34 (-0.14—0.83) |
 Face to face visits during TC due patient’s request | |||||
  No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
  Yes | 0.07 (-0.88—1.02) | 0.48 (-0.25—1.21) | 0.14 (-0.94—1.22) | -0.05 (-0.93—0.82) | -0.21 (-0.91—0.49) |
 Use of TC for other chronic conditions | |||||
  No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
  Yes | -0.37 (-1.25—0.50) | -0.53 (-1.20—0.13) | -0.19 (-1.18—0.81) | 0.17 (-0.63—0.98) | 0.27 (-0.38—0.91) |
Digital skills and social support | |||||
 Social support in operating TC platform | |||||
  No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
  Yes | -0.02 (-0.73—0.69) | -0.22 (-0.76—0.32) | -0.27 (-1.08—0.53) | 0.26 (-0.39—0.91) | -0.22 (-0.74—0.30) |
 Digital skills | |||||
  Excellent/good | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
  Mediocre | 0.19 (-0.54—0.93) | 0.33 (-0.23—0.88) | 0.17 (-0.66—1.00) | 0.04 (-0.63—0.71) | 0.3 (-0.23—0.84) |
  Very poor | 0.39 (-0.85—1.63) | 0.69 (-0.25—1.63) | 0.49 (-0.91—1.90) | -0.4 (-1.54—0.74) | -0.01 (-0.92—0.90) |