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

Eng, Lawson; Bender, Jackie; Hueniken, Katrina; Kassirian, Shayan; Mitchell, Laura E.; Aggarwal, Reenika; Paulo, Chelsea; Smith, Elliot Charles; Geist, Ilana; Balaratnam, Karmugi; Magony, Alexander; Liang, Mindy; Yang, Dongyang; Jones, Jennifer; Brown, M. Catherine; Xu, Wei; Grover, Samir C.; Alibhai, Shabbir M.H.; Liu, Geoffrey; Gupta, Abha

doi:10.1016/j.jgo.2020.02.011

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“…Dobransky and Hargittai suggest that those who are more skilled in using the internet, are more likely to use it for health information seeking [ 13 ]. This was in line with the findings of a study in Canada where older adults less often used the internet, and were also less confident in their ability to evaluate online information on cancer-care decision making than younger cancer patients [ 14 ]. This could be a possible explanation for the differences in cancer-related internet use in our study.…”

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Differences in Internet Use and eHealth Needs of Adolescent and Young Adult Versus Older Cancer Patients; Results from the PROFILES Registry

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Husson

Krahmer

et al. 2021

Cancers

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Background: Our aim was to evaluate differences in cancer-related internet patterns between AYAs (adolescents and young adults; 18–39 years at time of diagnosis) and older adult cancer patients (40+ years). Methods: Cross-sectional surveys were distributed among AYA and older adult cancer patients regarding cancer-related internet use and eHealth needs. Results: 299 AYAs (mean age 31.8 years) and 270 older adults (mean age 55.8 years) participated. AYAs searched significantly more often on the internet on a daily basis just before diagnosis (45% vs. 37%), right after diagnosis (71% vs. 62%) and during treatment (65% vs. 59%) compared to older adults. During follow up, there was a trend that AYAs searched less often on the internet compared to older adults (15% vs. 17%). AYAs searched more often on topics, such as alternative or complementary therapies, treatment guidelines, fertility, end of life, sexuality and intimacy, lifestyle and insurance. AYAs felt significantly better informed (75%) after searching for cancer-related information compared to older adults (65%) and had significantly less unmet needs regarding access to their own medical information (22% vs. 47%). AYAs search more on the internet on a daily basis/several times per week in the diagnosis and treatment phase than older cancer patients. They search on different topics than older adults and seems to have less unmet eHealth needs.It is important that these are easy to find and reliable.

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confidence: 89%

Differences in Internet Use and eHealth Needs of Adolescent and Young Adult Versus Older Cancer Patients; Results from the PROFILES Registry

Vlooswijk

Husson

Krahmer

et al. 2021

Cancers

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“…The analysis of eleven articles meeting the inclusion criteria are included herein. Of the eleven articles, all but one [59] were quantitative studies [49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58].…”

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eHealth literacy among older adults living with cancer and their caregivers: A scoping review

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Saldanha

Ellis

et al. 2022

Journal of Geriatric Oncology

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“…The eHEALS will be adapted to assess participants’ confidence in using and finding online information related to SB and PA specifically. The questions will assess general patterns of internet and social media use, including methods used to access the internet and social media, frequency of use, devices owned, and types of social media accounts owned [ 68 ].…”

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A distance-based, randomized controlled trial for reducing sedentary behavior among prostate cancer survivors: a study protocol

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Background Prostate cancer survivors (PCS) experience long-term side effects beyond treatment such as fatigue, depression and anxiety. Quality and engaging supportive care programs are needed to reduce these chronic and debilitating effects. Independent of physical activity (PA), high volumes of sedentary behavior (SB) are associated with chronic disease-related risk factors and poorer cancer-specific quality of life (QoL). Simultaneously increasing PA and decreasing SB may be an effective health promotion strategy. Given that PCS may face several barriers to engaging in supervised programs, there is a need to develop and assess the efficacy of interventions that employ distance-based approaches for behavior change. The primary aim of this study is to determine the effects of a 12-week intervention (Fitbit + behavioral counselling) vs. Fitbit-only control group in reducing SB among PCS. Secondary outcomes include light-intensity PA, QoL, motivational outcomes, and patient satisfaction. Methods This two-armed, randomized controlled trial will recruit inactive PCS (stage I-IV) across Canada who self-report engaging in >8 hours/day of SB. Participants will be randomized to the intervention (n=60; Fitbit and behavioral support) or active control group (n=60; Fitbit-only). The intervention consists of the use of a Fitbit and a series of six behavioral support sessions (two group, four individual) to aid PCS in gradually replacing SB with light-intensity PA by increasing their daily step counts to 3,000 steps above their baseline values. The Fitbit-only control condition will receive a Fitbit and public health PA resources. The primary outcome is change in SB measured objectively using activPAL inclinometers. All secondary outcomes will be measured via self-report, except for PA which will be measuring using Fitbits. Data will be collected at baseline, post-intervention, and at 6-month post-intervention. Discussion Reducing SB and increasing light-intensity PA plays an important, yet often undervalued role in the health and well-being of PCS. This study will create a unique distance-based platform that can be used by clinical and community-based organizations as a low-cost, supportive care tool to improve health outcomes for PCS. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT05214937. Registered January 28, 2022 Protocol version: v.1

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

Cited by 16 publications

References 51 publications

Differences in Internet Use and eHealth Needs of Adolescent and Young Adult Versus Older Cancer Patients; Results from the PROFILES Registry

Differences in Internet Use and eHealth Needs of Adolescent and Young Adult Versus Older Cancer Patients; Results from the PROFILES Registry

eHealth literacy among older adults living with cancer and their caregivers: A scoping review

A distance-based, randomized controlled trial for reducing sedentary behavior among prostate cancer survivors: a study protocol

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