How Computer Literacy and Socioeconomic Status Affect Attitudes Toward a Web-Based Cohort: Results From the NutriNet-Santé Study

Autor: Pouchieu, Camille, Méjean, Caroline, Andreeva, Valentina A, Kesse-Guyot, Emmanuelle, Fassier, Philippine, Galan, Pilar, Hercberg, Serge, Touvier, Mathilde
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Medical Internet Research, Vol 17, Iss 2, p e34 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1438-8871
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3813
Popis: BackgroundIn spite of the growing literature in the field of e-epidemiology, clear evidence about computer literacy or attitudes toward respondent burden among e-cohort participants is largely lacking. ObjectiveWe assessed the computer and Internet skills of participants in the NutriNet-Santé Web-based cohort. We then explored attitudes toward the study demands/respondent burden according to levels of computer literacy and sociodemographic status. MethodsSelf-reported data from 43,028 e-cohort participants were collected in 2013 via a Web-based questionnaire. We employed unconditional logistic and linear regression analyses. ResultsApproximately one-quarter of participants (23.79%, 10,235/43,028) reported being inexperienced in terms of computer use. Regarding attitudes toward participant burden, women tended to be more favorable (eg, “The overall website use is easy”) than were men (OR 0.65, 95% CI 0.59-0.71, P12 years of schooling) were less likely to accept the demands associated with participation (eg, “I receive questionnaires too often”) compared to their less educated counterparts (OR 1.62, 95% CI 1.48-1.76, P
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