Social media and sociodemographic characteristics associated with general health in breast cancer patients: a cross-sectional study.

Autor: Farpour HR; Shiraz Geriatric Research Center, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.; Bone and Joint Diseases Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran., Ahmed F; Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Ibb University of Medical Sciences, Ibb, Yemen., Nasrollahi H; Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran., Nikbakht HA; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran., Dejman B; Shiraz Geriatric Research Center, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.; Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran., Keshavarz P; Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, New Hospitals LTD, Tbilisi, Georgia., Habibi L; Media Management, University of applied sciences and technology, Tehran, Iran.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2022 Oct 24; Vol. 43, pp. 95. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 24 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2022.43.95.36791
Abstrakt: Introduction: little is known about social media (SM) use among breast cancer (BC) patients and their general health (GH). This study aimed to evaluate the impact of SM and sociodemographic characteristics associated with GH in BC patients during the treatment phases.
Methods: a retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on BC patients at Shiraz University from December 2017 to August 2020. Data on clinical, epidemiological, and GH information were collected using a general health questionnaire (GHQ-28). Univariate analysis was performed to determine the impact of SM on GH. Additionally, multivariate logistic regression models [odds ratio (OR)] were performed to identify sociodemographic factors that affect the GH of BC patients.
Results: amongst the 353 individuals with BC, 339 (96%) were female. Their mean age was 48.98 ± 11.57 years. Two hundred and thirty (65.2%) patients used SM; the most frequent SM application was WhatsApp by 209 participants (59.2%). Univariate analysis showed a significant social dysfunction among SM nonusers compared to their users (6.68 ± 2.87 vs. 7.87 ± 3.22) and the difference was statistically significant (p < 0.0001). The use of SM for 3 hours or less was associated with less social dysfunction. However, the difference was not statistically significant (22.80± 12.48 vs. 25.21 ± 10.17, p =0.415). Multivariate logistic regression showed that using SM and working outdoors was positively associated with GH (OR = 0.68, 95% CI =0.29-1.59) and (OR =0.92, 95% CI = 0.54-1.57), respectively. However, female gender and use of chemotherapy were negatively associated with GH (OR = 2.96, 95% CI = 0.74-11.72, and OR =1.47, 95% CI = 0.83-2.57), respectively. Age, marital status, educational level, and disease duration were not statistically associated with GH.
Conclusion: using SM and working outdoors directly and positively impact the behavior of people who have BC, while the female gender and those under chemotherapy were negatively associated with GH in BC patients.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
(Copyright: Hamid Reza Farpour et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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