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

Adolescent Aged Cancer Survivors Cross-Sectional Studies Humans Internet Neoplasms / therapy Social Media Surveys and Questionnaires Survivors User-Computer Interface
Adolescent and young adults Cancer survivorship Geriatric oncology Internet use Patient education Social media

Journal

Journal of geriatric oncology
ISSN: 1879-4076
Titre abrégé: J Geriatr Oncol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101534770

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
07 2020
Historique:
received: 05 10 2019
revised: 01 02 2020
accepted: 26 02 2020
pubmed: 15 3 2020
medline: 30 6 2021
entrez: 15 3 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

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. 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. 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. 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.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2020.02.011 PMID: 32169545
pubmed: 32169545
pii: S1879-4068(19)30462-X
doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2020.02.011
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

1011-1019

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Declaration of Competing Interest There are no conflicts of interest from any author. All authors have approved the final article.

Auteurs

Lawson Eng (L)

Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: lawson.eng@utoronto.ca.

Jackie Bender (J)

Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Katrina Hueniken (K)

Department of Biostatistics, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Shayan Kassirian (S)

Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Laura Mitchell (L)

Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Reenika Aggarwal (R)

Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Chelsea Paulo (C)

Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Elliot C Smith (EC)

Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Ilana Geist (I)

Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Karmugi Balaratnam (K)

Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Alexander Magony (A)

Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Mindy Liang (M)

Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Dongyang Yang (D)

Department of Biostatistics, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Jennifer M Jones (JM)

Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

M Catherine Brown (MC)

Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Wei Xu (W)

Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Biostatistics, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Samir C Grover (SC)

Division of Gastroenterology, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Shabbir M H Alibhai (SMH)

Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Geoffrey Liu (G)

Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Biostatistics, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: geoffrey.liu@uhn.ca.

Abha A Gupta (AA)

Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatric Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: abha.gupta@uhn.ca.

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