Note: *p < 0.1; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01
The odds ratio compares the chances of two events occurring. Odds ratios greater than 1 indicate that the probability of the event occurring increases as the predictor increases. Odds ratios less than 1 indicate that the probability of the event occurring decreases as the predictor increases. Based on the results obtained, we can say
  1. Familiarity with technology increases the likelihood that a person has already tried an e-health service.
  2. Men were more likely to have tried an e-health service than women.
  3. Parents were more likely to try an e-health service than those without children.
  4. Lack of confidence in technology and e-health reduces the likelihood of an individual trying an e-health service.
It should be noted that although the questionnaires were completed during the pandemic, this does not mean that people who tried e-health services only encountered e-health during the pandemic. While the questions on telediagnostics (willingness to try and intention to try) were future-oriented and largely reflected the pandemic, the questions on trying currently available services were more related to the pre-pandemic period.
This is also indicated by the fact that neither COVID-19 anxietynor positive attiĀ­tude was not a significant factor for those who tried e-health services, while technological readiness was. The EESZT system has been available since 2017, and the photo- or video-based teleconsultation facilities and digital medical devices included in the questionnaire have been available for longer, and can be used to track test results and trigger prescriptions, among other things. However, using telemedicine is not trivial: before the pandemic, the complexity of using telemedicine services may have been more a matter of technical competence than a positive attitude.
This is entirely consistent with the fact that men who were more technologically savvy were significantly more likely to have tried an e-health service. It is also logical that parents were more likely to use e-health services than those without children: overall, it is much easier to download a prescription from the cloud via EESZT or to consult a doctor by email than to do so in person while looking after the children.