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. 2014 Apr 30;16(4):e118. doi: 10.2196/jmir.3187

Table 2.

User-generated content behaviors.

Regarding health, wellness, and the Internet, how often have you... Frequency, n (%)

Never Less than once a month At least once a month (but not every week) At least once a week (but not every day) Every day or almost every day Not aware of it
Participated in an online support group for people who are concerned about the same health or medical issue 588 (58.8) 145 (14.5) 66 (6.6) 46 (4.6) 21 (2.1) 134 (13.4)
Participated in social networking sites talking about health and wellness 629 (62.9) 106 (10.6) 54 (5.4) 53 (5.3) 25 (2.5) 133 (13.3)
Described a medical condition or problem online in order to get advice from other online users 628 (62.8) 119 (11.9) 64 (6.4) 25 (2.5) 23 (2.3) 141 (14.1)
Disclosed medical information on social networking sites 660 (66.0) 72 (7.2) 40 (4.0) 33 (3.3) 22 (2.2) 173 (17.3)