Age differences in patterns and confidence of using internet and social media for cancer-care among cancer survivors

被引：15

作者：

Eng, Lawson ^{[1
,2
,6
]}

Bender, Jackie ^{[2
,4
]}

Hueniken, Katrina ^{[3
]}

Kassirian, Shayan ^{[2
]}

Mitchell, Laura ^{[1
]}

Aggarwal, Reenika ^{[2
]}

Paulo, Chelsea ^{[2
]}

Smith, Elliot C. ^{[2
]}

Geist, Ilana ^{[2
]}

Balaratnam, Karmugi ^{[2
]}

Magony, Alexander ^{[2
]}

Liang, Mindy ^{[2
]}

Yang, Dongyang ^{[3
,4
]}

Jones, Jennifer M. ^{[2
,4
]}

Brown, M. Catherine ^{[2
]}

Xu, Wei ^{[2
,3
,4
]}

Grover, Samir C. ^{[7
]}

Alibhai, Shabbir M. H. ^{[6
]}

Liu, Geoffrey ^{[1
,2
,3
,4
,6
]}

Gupta, Abha A. ^{[1
,5
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Toronto, Princess Margaret Canc Ctr, Dept Med, Div Med Oncol & Hematol,Univ Hlth Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

[2] Ontario Canc Inst, Toronto, ON, Canada

[3] Univ Toronto, Princess Margaret Canc Ctr, Dept Biostat, Univ Hlth Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

[4] Univ Toronto, Dalla Lana Sch Publ Hlth, Toronto, ON, Canada

[5] Hosp Sick Children, Dept Pediat Oncol, Toronto, ON, Canada

[6] Univ Hlth Network, Dept Med, Toronto, ON, Canada

[7] St Michaels Hosp, Div Gastroenterol, Toronto, ON, Canada

来源：

JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC ONCOLOGY | 2020年 / 11卷 / 06期

关键词：

Internet use; Social media; Cancer survivorship; Patient education; Adolescent and young adults; Geriatric oncology; HEALTH INFORMATION; PATIENT; ONCOLOGY; QUALITY; SEEKING; OLDER; TECHNOLOGIES; CHEMOTHERAPY; IMPACT; NEEDS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jgo.2020.02.011

中图分类号：

R73 [肿瘤学];

学科分类号：

100214 ;

摘要：

Objectives: The internet and social media provide information and support to cancer survivors, and adolescent and young adults (AYA, age < 40 years), adults, and older (age 65+ years) cancer survivors may have different needs. We evaluated the impact of age on cancer-related internet and social media use and confidence in evaluating online information for cancer-care decision making. Materials and Methods: Cancer survivors completed a convenience cross-sectional survey evaluating their cancer-related internet and social media use and their confidence in using these resources for decision making. Multivariable regression models evaluated the impact of age on usage patterns and confidence. Results: Among 371 cancer survivors, 58 were older adults and 138 were AYA; 74% used the internet and 39% social media for cancer care; 48% felt confident in using online information for cancer-care decisions. Compared to adult survivors, there was a non-significant trend for older survivors to be less likely to use the internet for cancer-care information(aOR = 0.49, 95% CI[0.23-1.03], P = .06), while AYA were more likely to use social media for cancer-care (aOR 1.79[1.08-2.99], P = .03). Although confidence at using online information for cancer-care decision making did not differ between age groups, increasing age had a non-significant trend towards reduced confidence (aOR 0.99 per year [0.97-1.00], P .09). Most commonly researched and desired online information were causes/risk factors/symptoms, treatment options, and prognosis/outcomes. Conclusions: Age may influence the use of internet and social media for cancer-care, and older cancer survivors may be less confident at evaluating online information for cancer-care decision making. Future research should explore other strategies at meeting the informational needs of older cancer survivors. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：1011 / 1019

页数：9

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