The Differential Effects of Social Media Sites for Promoting Cancer Risk Reduction

Lauckner, Carolyn; Whitten, Pamela

doi:10.1007/s13187-015-0881-5

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“…In addition, by attempting to reduce risks toward cancer and disseminating evidence-based information about cancerous diseases in combination with a minimal cost, YouTube has shown to be the ideal media form [ 24 , 25 ]. YouTube is used by 24.3% of our patients to obtain information about cancer.…”

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Ecuadorian Cancer Patients’ Preference for Information and Communication Technologies: Cross-Sectional Study

Chérrez-Ojeda¹,

Vanegas²,

Torres³

et al. 2018

J Med Internet Res

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BackgroundThe instantaneous spread of information, low costs, and broad availability of information and communication technologies (ICTs) make them an attractive platform for managing care, patient communication, and medical interventions in cancer treatment. There is little information available in Latin America about the level of usage of ICTs for and by cancer patients. Our study attempts to fill this gap.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to assess the level of ICT use and patterns of preferences among cancer patients.MethodsWe conducted an anonymous cross-sectional survey study in 500 Ecuadorian cancer patients. This questionnaire consisted of 22 items about demographic and clinical data, together with the preferences of people who use ICTs. Chi-square, crude, and adjusted logistic regressions were performed.ResultsOf the total, 43.2% (216/500) of participants reported that they had access to the Internet, and 25.4% (127/500) reported that they neither owned a cell phone nor did they have access to the Internet. The Internet constituted the highest usage rate as a source of information about malignant diseases (74.3%, 162/218) regardless of age (P<.001). With regard to the preferences on how patients would like to use ICTs to receive information about diseases, WhatsApp (66.5%, 145/218) and short message service (SMS) text messaging (61.0%, 133/218) were widely reported as interesting communication channels. Similarly, WhatsApp (72.0%, 157/218) followed by SMS (63.8%, 139/218) were reported as the preferred ICTs through which patients would like to ask physicians about diseases. Adjusted regression analysis showed that patients aged between 40 and 64 years were more likely to be interested in receiving information through SMS (odds ratio, OR 5.09, 95% CI 1.92-13.32), as well as for asking questions to physicians through this same media (OR 9.78, CI 3.45-27.67) than the oldest group.ConclusionsWhatsApp, SMS, and email are effective and widely used ICTs that can promote communication between cancer patients and physicians. According to age range, new ICTs such as Facebook are still emerging. Future studies should investigate how to develop and promote ICT-based resources more effectively to engage the outcomes of cancer patients. The widespread use of ICTs narrows the gap between cancer patients with restricted socioeconomic conditions and those with wealth and easily available technological means, thereby opening up new possibilities in low-income countries.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ecuadorian Cancer Patients’ Preference for Information and Communication Technologies: Cross-Sectional Study

Chérrez-Ojeda¹,

Vanegas²,

Torres³

et al. 2018

J Med Internet Res

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“…As society becomes increasingly technology-based, there is a need to help consumers acquire knowledge and skills to identify credible information to help inform their decisions. While YouTube™ is a widespread venue for delivering messages, including those related to health ( Lauckner & Whitten, 2016 ), this study raises concern about the accuracy of content about prostate cancer messages. Future research is needed to improve understanding about ways to help the public understand and use information contained in YouTube™ as well as other digital media.…”

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confidence: 99%

A Content Analysis of YouTube™ Videos Related to Prostate Cancer

et al. 2016

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In the United States, prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in men after skin cancer. There is a paucity of research devoted to the types of prostate cancer information available on social media outlets. YouTube™ is a widely used video sharing website, which is emerging as commonplace for information related to health. The purpose of this study was to describe the most widely viewed YouTube™ videos related to prostate cancer. The 100 videos were watched a total of 50,278,770 times. The majority of videos were uploaded by consumers (45.0%) and medical or government professionals (30%). The purpose of most videos (78.0%) was to provide information, followed by discussions of prostate cancer treatment (51%) and prostate-specific antigen testing and routine screening (26%). All videos uploaded by medical and government professionals and 93.8% of videos uploaded by news sources provided information compared with about two thirds of consumer and less than one half of commercial and advertisement videos (p < .001). As society becomes increasingly technology-based, there is a need to help consumers acquire knowledge and skills to identify credible information to help inform their decisions.

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“…The majority of the design approaches were quasi-experimental ones, as in 9 studies, 13,18,20–22, 25, 27–29 followed by an experimental design for 6 RCTs 17,19,30–33 (Table 2). The 9 quasi-experiment studies were pilot, and they were non-RCTs without control groups.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Most of the studies were conducted in Western countries (14 in US, 1 in Italy, and 1 in Canada), and for White female participants (study n = 13). The age of participants ranged from 20.9 years old in a study for all types of cancer 22 to 63.4 years old in a study for lung cancer, 24 except for two studies for young participants aged 18 or lower. 18,23 The mean age was < 45 years old in six studies.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%