Table 2 Socio-demographic and health-related characteristics of the respondents and their associations with the overall acceptance of TELEG (SUTAQ score; N = 149)

Socio-demographic characteristics

Age in years

Mean (SD) = 78.8 (7.71)

−0.004;

0.958^a

Gender

Male

Female

60 (40.3)

89 (59.7)

0.957;

0.340^b

Highest education level

No formal education

Primary education

Secondary education

Tertiary education

49 (32.9)

51 (34.2)

43 (28.9)

6 (4.0)

0.378;

0.770^c

Division of the residential address

Kuching

Samarahan

138 (92.6)

4 (2.7)

n/a

Serian

3 (2.0)

Sri Aman

1 (0.7)

Betong

1 (0.7)

Sibu

1 (0.7)

Miri

1 (0.7)

Two-ways driving distance between home and SHC (KM)

Median (IQR) = 26.8 (13.6)

0.080;

0.331^a

Average time spent on TELEG

Mean (SD) = 36.4 (17.07)

Average time spent for physical clinic visit

Mean (SD) = 163.4 (72.39)

Living status

Alone

4 (2.7)

0.136;

With spouse only

5 (3.4)

0.936^c

With family members

119 (79.9)

At nursing home

21 (14.1)

Main source of finance

Own saving/pension money

59 (39.6)

0.358;

Money from children

81 (54.4)

0.835^c

Money from third parties

9 (6.0)

Main caregiver

Spouse

43 (28.9)

0.304;

Children

65 (43.6)

0.870^c

Formal caregiver

33 (22.1)

Sibling or relatives

4 (2.7)

No caregiver

4 (2.7)

Health related characteristics

Clinical Frailty Scale Scoring [22]

2

3

2 (1.3)

2 (1.3)

2.60;

0.116^c

4

9 (6.0)

5

44 (29.5)

6

57 (38.3)

7

27 (18.1)

8

8 (5.4)

Top five comorbidities

Hypertension

98 (65.8)

n/a

Hyperlipidemia

61 (40.9)

Diabetes mellitus

58 (38.9)

Dementia

58 (38.9)

Parkinson

17 (11.4)

Having bedsore

Yes

No

19 (12.8)

130 (87.2)

n/a