Table 6.
Sources for seeking nutrition advice reported by 315 breast cancer survivors recruited through social media to complete the online version of the novel Cancer Survivors Adherence to Recommendations for Healthy Eating survey in 2016
| Sources for seeking nutrition advicea | All breast cancer survivors (n = 315) | Breast cancer survivors undergoing treatmentb (n = 111) | Breast cancer survivors who had completed treatment (n = 204) | P valuec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| n (%) | ||||
| Health care providers | 131 (41.6) | 46 (41.4) | 85 (41.7) | 0.97 |
| Family and friends | 116 (36.8) | 41 (36.9) | 75 (36.8) | 0.98 |
| Cancer support groups | 160 (50.8) | 54 (48.7) | 106 (52.0) | 0.57 |
| Books, newspapers, televisions, or radios | 231 (73.3) | 72 (64.9) | 159 (77.9) | 0.01 |
| Internet search such as Google | 236 (74.9) | 82 (73.9) | 154 (75.5) | 0.75 |
| Social media such as Facebook, Twitter | 127 (40.3) | 44 (39.6) | 83 (40.7) | 0.86 |
| Other sources | 40 (12.7) | 13 (11.7) | 27 (13.2) | 0.70 |
| Do not seek nutrition advice | 54 (17.1) | 17 (15.3) | 37 (18.4) | 0.53 |
a
Survey questions on sources for seeking nutrition advice were adapted from those assessing cancer information seeking behaviors among cancer survivors used by the National Cancer Institute’s Health Information National Trends Survey.16
b
Breast cancer survivors undergoing treatment included 110 who were currently receiving treatment and 1 who were waiting for treatment to start.
c
P value corresponded to the comparison between breast cancer survivors who were undergoing treatment and those who had completed treatment.