Comparison of health care-related social media and Internet usage between patients treated with curative and palliative intent

Autor: Dongyang Yang, Katrina Hueniken, Ilana Geist, Abha A. Gupta, Pryangka Rao, Shayan Kassirian, M. Catherine Brown, Arielle Geist, Chelsea Paulo, Lawson Eng, Elliot Charles Smith, Jackie Bender, Geoffrey Liu, Alexander Magony, Mindy Liang, Wei Xu
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical Oncology. 36:173-173
ISSN: 1527-7755
0732-183X
DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.34_suppl.173
Popis: 173 Background: Cancer patients (pts) are increasingly searching online for information and support. Online resource usage and preferences may differ between patients treated with curative versus palliative intent. Methods: Cancer pts completed a cross-sectional survey at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, assessing their usage and perceptions of social media and the internet with regards to their cancer. Associations between patients’ responses and treatment intent were evaluated univariably (t-tests, chi-squared tests) and multivariably (linear/logistic regression). Results: In a univariable analysis comparing 65 palliative pts (PALL) and 222 curative pts, PALL were more likely to be older (p < 0.001) and less likely to be currently employed or a student (p < 0.001); they were less likely to use the internet (91% vs. 97%, p = 0.03), social media (68% vs. 87%, p < 0.001), and used social media less frequently than curative patients (66% vs. 83%, p = 0.01). PALL were less likely to be interested in an online personal health record (62% vs 76%, p = 0.04) and more likely to indicate that they would not use online information (17% vs. 7%, p = 0.02), compared to curative pts. PALL were more likely to be unfamiliar with social media (20% vs. 7%, p = 0.01), to not know how to use social media (21% vs. 7%, p < 0.001), and to have difficulty finding information (14% vs. 5%, p = 0.03). However, no significant differences by intent were identified after adjustment in a multivariable analysis controlling for age. Conclusions: After the age differences between both groups were adjusted for, there were no significant differences in patients’ online activity nor their perceptions of the trustworthiness, utility, and role of social media, and the Internet. These similarities suggest that online resources for PALL can be developed simultaneously with curative pts.
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