Current awareness and influencing factors regarding digital out-of-hospital health monitoring among patients after gastrointestinal surgery: A cross-sectional study

Table 1 General characteristics of participants

Item	Category	n	Percentage (%)
Sex	Male	66	52.4
	Female	60	47.6
Age (years)	< 45	47	37.3
	45-60	42	33.3
	> 60	37	29.4
Education level	Primary school or below	7	5.6
	Junior high school	28	22.2
	Senior high school or secondary vocational	34	27.0
	College or above	57	45.2
Marital status	Married	93	73.8
	Unmarried	15	11.9
	Divorced or widowed	18	14.3
Monthly household income (yuan)	< 6000	54	42.9
	> 6000	72	57.1
Primary diagnosis	Colorectal cancer	30	23.8
	Intestinal obstruction	4	3.2
	Appendicitis	30	23.8
	Gallbladder stones/polyps	55	43.7
	Other	7	5.6
Surgical approach	Laparoscopic	92	73.0
	Open	3	2.4
	Other	31	24.6
Postoperative time (weeks)	< 4	22	17.5
	4-12	29	23.0
	> 12	75	59.5
Presence of stoma	Yes	5	4.0
	No	121	96.0
Complications	Yes	9	7.1
	No	117	92.9
Postoperative chemotherapy	Yes	31	24.6
	No	95	75.4
Years of smartphone use	< 3	26	20.6
	3-5	36	28.6
	> 5	64	50.8
Prior use of health-related apps	Yes	57	45.2
	No	69	54.8
Average daily internet use time (hours)	< 3	37	29.4
	3-5	39	31.0
	> 5	50	39.7