Table 1. Cluster comparison.
| Cluster 1 average user (N = 772) |
Cluster 2 health-interested user (N = 88) |
Cluster 3 infrequent user (N = 130) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sex (n, %)
Male |
195 (25.3) | 17 (19.3) | 42 (32.3) |
| Female | 527 (74.7) | 71 (80.7) | 88 (67.7) |
| Year of birth n, median [interquartile range] | 761, 1,971 [1,963; 1,980] | 85, 1,974 [1,967; 1,983] | 128, 1,960 [1,952.5; 1,966] |
| MS type (n, %) | |||
| Unknown | 25 (3.2) | 7 (8) | 4 (3.1) |
| Clinically Isolated Syndrome (CIS) | 14 (1.8) | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| Primary progressive | 78 (10.1) | 8 (9.1) | 22 (16.9) |
| Relapsing remitting | 517 (67.0) | 62 (70.5) | 54 (41.5) |
| Secondary progressive | 118 (15.3) | 9 (10.2) | 44 (33.8) |
| Transitional phase | 20 (2.6) | 1 (1.1) | 6 (4.6) |
| At least weekly use of… (n, %) | |||
| PC | 632 (81.9) | 70 (79.5) | 83 (63.8) |
| smartphone* | 770 (99.7) | 83 (94.3) | 29 (22.3) |
| smartwatch | 95 (12.3) | 10 (11.4) | 5 (3.8) |
| tablet | 328 (42.5) | 36 (40.9) | 33 (25.4) |
| apps* | 718 (93.0) | 82 (93.2) | 21 (16.2) |
| internet* | 740 (95.9) | 86 (97.7) | 71 (54.6) |
| At least weekly electronic device use for… (n, %) | |||
| verbal communication | 291 (37.7) | 51 (58.0) | 13 (10.0) |
| written communication* | 745 (96.5) | 83 (94.3) | 67 (51.5) |
| appointments* | 131 (17.0) | 73 (83.0) | 11 (8.5) |
| healthcare provider searches* | 3 (0.4) | 41 (46.6) | 2 (1.5) |
| peer exchange* | 62 (8.0) | 40 (45.5) | 11 (8.5) |
| general information | 445 (57.6) | 76 (86.4) | 41 (31.5) |
| health care provider communication* | 3 (0.4) | 59 (67.0) | 2 (1.5) |
| information on MS* | 186 (24.1) | 69 (78.4) | 21 (16.2) |
| self-tracking | 83 (10.8) | 31 (35.2) | 3 (2.3) |
| Would like to receive more support (n, %) | 30 (3.9) | 12 (13.6) | 15 (11.5) |
*indicates grouping variables.