Table 3.

Correlations between information seeking factors and CHESS service use^a

CHESS services	Days used
	Information	Interactive	Discussion Group	Ask an Expert
Demographic factors (3)
Age	.01	−.01	−.20**	.00
Education	−.08	−.20**	.08	−.21**
Race (Caucasian=1)	−.02	−.07	.20**	−.03
(Controlling for demographic factors)
Disease-related factors (5)
Stage of Cancer (late = 1)	.00	.17*	.20**	.10
Mastectomy after join CHESS (yes = 1)	.02	−.16*	−.08	−.12
Lumpectomy after join CHESS (yes = 1)	.06	−.05	−.02	−.04
Chemo after join CHESS (yes = 1)	.18*	.04	.11	.02
Radiation after join CHESS (yes = 1)	−.11	−.12	−.06	−.18*
Psychosocial factors (5)
Information competence	−.07	−.18**	−.07	−.15*
Social support	−.01	−.19**	−.12	−.11
Functional well-being	−.02	−.17**	−.14*	−.12
Breast cancer-related concerns	−.01	.14*	.10	.06
Emotional well-being	−.06	−.14*	−.16*	−.07

Note:

^aCHESS use statistics were log-transformed due to the positive skewness of the distribution.

^**p < .01,

^*p < .05; N = 121 – 239.