Influence of Generational Cohorts on the Preferences for Information and Communication Technologies in Latin American Patients with Obstructive Lung Diseases
Table 3
Interest in receiving and asking for information about asthma/COPD through ICTs by generational cohorts.
Variablea
Interest in receiving information through ICT type OR (95% CI)
Interest in asking physicians through ICT type OR (95% CI)
SMS
Baby boomers
1.48 (0.98–2.22)
0.60 (0.35–1.02)
Generation X
1.74 (1.06–2.88)
0.39 (0.23–0.66)
Millenials
1.30 (0.78–2.15)
0.28 (0.16–0.49)
Facebook
Generation Z
4.05 (2.07–7.93)
2.34 (1.30–4.20)
Millenials
3.98 (2.12–7.48)
1.71 (0.98–2.98)
Generation X
2.30 (1.21-4.34)
1.10 (0.62–1.93)
Twitter
Generation Z
31.79 (6.78–148.99)
3.31 (1.36–8.07)
Millenials
8.86 (1.94–40.55)
2.00 (0.86–4.66)
Email
Generation Z
1.51 (0.82–2.75)
4.87 (2.40–9.89)
Millenials
1.60 (0.92–2.78)
4.86 (2.53–9.36)
Generation X
1.63 (0.94–2.83)
4.08 (2.13–7.82)
Whatsapp
Generation Z
6.78 (3.67–12.52)
4.60 (2.52–8.39)
Millenials
4.62 (2.63–8.12)
3.72 (2.12–6.51)
Generation X
2.72 (1.61–4.60)
1.99 (1.18–3.37)
Notes: Regression analyses were adjusted for variables such as gender, educational level and years with respiratory disease. Bolded values are significant at .05 significance level. ICTs, information and communication technologies; SMS, short message service; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. aReference generational cohort category is silent generation.
