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- Title
Patients’ characteristics and rate of Internet use to obtain cancer information.
- Authors
Mancini, Julien; Noguès, Catherine; Adenis, Claude; Berthet, Pascaline; Bonadona, Val�E9;rie; Chompret, Agn�E8;s; Coupier, Isabelle; Eisinger, Fran�E7;ois; Fricker, Jean-Pierre; Gauthier-Villars, Marion; Lasset, Christine; Lortholary, Alain; N'Guyen, Tan Dat; Vennin, Philippe; Sobol, Hagay; Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique; Julian-Reynier, Claire
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to present baseline data on the access to Internet by French breast cancer patients attending genetic clinics and to examine factors affecting Internet health-related use. Twenty-four percent of participants used Internet to obtain information about the disease. This rate was higher among patients with health occupations [adjusted odds ratio (adjOR) 2.6; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.3–5.1], the most highly educated (adjOR 2.1; 95% CI 1.1–4.0) and those under 41 years of age (adjOR 7.3; 95% CI 2.1–26.2). Almost one of every three women was dissatisfied of this source of information.
- Subjects
CANCER patients; INTERNET; MEDICAL care; BREAST cancer; HUMAN chromosome abnormality diagnosis
- Publication
Journal of Public Health, 2006, Vol 28, Issue 3, p235
- ISSN
1741-3842
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/pubmed/fdl019