Table 5 The influences of personality on the perceived importance of preparations for a pandemic (n = 1900)
Preparations (1 = Not important to 5 = Extremely important) | Descriptions: mean (SD) | Regression: extrovert vs introverta | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Introverts (n = 881) | Extroverts (n = 1019) | b (95% CI) | Adjusted p** | |
Online consultation with doctors | 2.87 (1.08) | 3.08 (1.11) | 0.19 (0.09, 0.29) | 0.002 |
Online shopping | 3.49 (1.12) | 3.72 (1.08) | 0.18 (0.08, 0.27) | 0.002 |
Food delivery | 3.66 (1.08) | 3.84 (1.03) | 0.18 ( 0.08, 0.27) | 0.002 |
Online courses | 2.68 (1.05) | 2.90 (1.11) | 0.19 (0.09, 0.28) | 0.002 |
Instant streaming courses | 2.80 (1.10) | 3.02 (1.16) | 0.18 (0.08, 0.28) | 0.005 |
Instant personalized health by online chatbot | 2.64 (1.12) | 2.84 (1.16) | 0.18 (0.07, 0.28) | 0.006 |
Medicine delivery | 3.87 (1.11) | 4.00 (1.00) | 0.13 (0.04, 0.23) | 0.043 |
Telephone health advice | 2.98 (1.08) | 3.10 (1.17) | 0.11 (0.01, 0.21) | 0.229 |
Get medicine prescribed in a hospital visit/follow-up in a community pharmacy | 3.64 (1.10) | 3.72 (1.02) | 0.10 (0.00, 0.20) | 0.229 |
Receiving health information through email | 2.54 (1.05) | 2.62 (1.08) | 0.04 (−0.06, 0.14) | 1.000 |
Receiving health information through text messaging | 2.83 (0.99) | 2.88 (1.06) | 0.02 (−0.08, 0.11) | 1.000 |
Receiving health information from social media | 2.76 (1.05) | 2.85 (1.05) | 0.05 ( −0.04, 0.14) | 1.000 |
Receiving health information from mobile app | 2.82 (0.98) | 2.84 (1.01) | −0.01 (−0.10, 0.08) | 1.000 |