Table 3.
Patterns of and reasons for cross-source engagement (n=43)
| Patient-driven reasons |
Social network-driven reasons |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verification (%) | Clarification/elaboration (%) | Emotional support (%) | Directed contact (%) | Proxy/surrogacy (%) | |
| Overall cross-source interactions | 35 | 44 | 12 | 84 | 63 |
| Specific cross-source interactions | |||||
| Medical →Non-medical interpersonal | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | N/A |
| Non-medical interpersonal →Medical | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| Medical →Traditional media | 2 | 5 | 0 | 63 | N/A |
| Traditional media →Medical | 7 | 16 | 0 | 2 | N/A |
| Medical →New media | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | N/A |
| New media →Medical | 9 | 16 | 0 | 5 | N/A |
| Non-medical interpersonal →Traditional media | 0 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 21 |
| Traditional media →Non-medical interpersonal | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Non-medical interpersonal →New media | 2 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 51 |
| New media →Non-medical interpersonal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Traditional media →New media | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| New media →Traditional media | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | N/A |