دورية أكاديمية
Characteristics of men who use direct-to-consumer men's health telemedicine services.
العنوان: | Characteristics of men who use direct-to-consumer men's health telemedicine services. |
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المؤلفون: | Hudnall MT; Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA., Ambulkar SS; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA., Lai JD; Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA., Pham MN; Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA., Fantus RJ; NorthShore University Health Systems, Evanston, IL, 60201, USA., Keeter MK; Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA., Wren J; Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA., Bennett NE; Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA., Brannigan RE; Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA., Halpern JA; Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. Joshua.Halpern@northwestern.edu. |
المصدر: | International journal of impotence research [Int J Impot Res] 2023 Dec; Vol. 35 (8), pp. 753-757. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 30. |
نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
اللغة: | English |
بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Nature Publishing Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9007383 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1476-5489 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09559930 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Impot Res Subsets: MEDLINE |
أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: Basingstoke : Nature Publishing Group Original Publication: London, UK : Smith-Gordon, [1989- |
مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Men's Health* , Telemedicine*, Humans ; Male ; Adult ; Adolescent ; Young Adult ; Middle Aged ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Testosterone |
مستخلص: | The characteristics of men who use direct-to-consumer (DTC) men's health services are not well understood. We conducted an online survey of adult men via ResearchMatch, assessing sociodemographic data, health behaviors, and concern for low testosterone and infertility. Logistic regression estimated the association between participant characteristics and familiarity with and reported use of DTC services such as Hims® and Roman®. Among 1276 men surveyed, 62.2% were concerned about low testosterone. While almost half (48.5%) were familiar with men's DTC health services, only 37 (2.9%) reported using these services. On multivariable analysis, men who used DTC men's health services were more likely to be younger (age 18-39: odds ratio [OR] 2.94, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.03-8.38, p = 0.04; age 40-59: OR 3.26, CI 1.17-9.10, p = 0.02; referent age ≥60), have annual income between $75k and $100k (OR 5.25, CI 1.39-19.87.45, p = 0.02), and be concerned about low testosterone (OR 3.81, CI 1.46-9.96, p = 0.01). In conclusion, younger men and those with mid-range incomes were more likely to use online DTC men's health services compared to older or wealthier men. Likewise, men with concerns about low testosterone were more likely to use DTC services, but other health-conscious behaviors and frequency of doctor visits did not predict use. (© 2022. This is a U.S. Government work and not under copyright protection in the US; foreign copyright protection may apply.) |
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معلومات مُعتمدة: | UL1 TR001422 United States TR NCATS NIH HHS |
المشرفين على المادة: | 3XMK78S47O (Testosterone) |
تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20221031 Date Completed: 20231216 Latest Revision: 20231216 |
رمز التحديث: | 20231217 |
مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC9618023 |
DOI: | 10.1038/s41443-022-00635-8 |
PMID: | 36310185 |
قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
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