Table 5.
Willingness to Use Social Media to Participate in Peer Coaching or Receive General Health Messages
| Individual Characteristics | Would Join a Facebook Page to Meet Other Patients if Asked | Would ign Up to Receive Twitter Messages from My Doctor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agree n (%) | Disagree n (%) | p value* | Agree n (%) | Disagree n (%) | p value* | |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 18–29 | 67 (16.8) | 333 (83.2) | <0.0001 | 48 (11.9) | 354 (88.1) | 0.0002 |
| 30–44 | 100 (15.3) | 552 (84.7) | 69 (10.7) | 578 (89.3) | ||
| 45–59 | 125 (12.6) | 862 (87.4) | 82 (8.3) | 902 (81.7) | ||
| 60+ | 65 (6.5) | 939 (93.5) | 58 (5.8) | 939 (94.2) | ||
| Female | 207 (13.6) | 1310 (86.4) | 0.001 | 127 (8.4) | 1284 (92.6) | 0.88 |
| Race/Ethnicity | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 215 (10.3) | 1867 (89.7) | 0.0004 | 129 (6.2) | 1946 (94.8) | <0.0001 |
| African American, Non-Hispanic | 58 (12.9) | 392 (87.1) | 44 (9.9) | 402 (90.1) | ||
| Hispanic | 84 (16.4) | 427 (83.6) | 84 (16.5) | 425 (83.5) | ||
| Lives in a metropolitan area | ||||||
| Yes | 322 (12.4) | 2285 (87.6) | 0.009 | 229 (8.8) | 2366 (91.2) | 0.098 |
| No | 35 (8.0) | 401 (92.0) | 28 (6.4) | 407 (93.6) | ||
| Education | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Less than high school | 31 (11.4) | 241 (88.6) | 0.78 | 32 (12.0) | 235 (88.0) | 0.034 |
| High school | 96 (10.9) | 788 (89.1) | 58 (6.6) | 821 (93.4) | ||
| Some college | 114 (12.4) | 809 (87.6) | 80 (8.7) | 840 (91.3) | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 116 (12.0) | 848 (88.0) | 87 (9.0) | 877 (91.0) | ||
| Income | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| < $25,000 | 67 (11.7) | 504 (88.3) | 0.73 | 56 (9.9) | 508 (90.1) | 0.17 |
| $25,000–49,999 | 82 (11.4) | 635 (88.6) | 55 (7.7) | 658 (92.3) | ||
| $50,000–74,999 | 62 (10.7) | 520 (89.3) | 39 (6.7) | 541 (93.3) | ||
| $75,000 and above | 146 (12.4) | 1027 (87.5) | 107 (9.1) | 1066 (90.9) | ||
| Insured | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yes | 271 (10.8) | 2245 (89.2) | <0.0001 | 190 (7.6) | 2315 (92.3) | <0.0001 |
| No | 86 (15.6) | 441 (84.4) | 67 (12.8) | 458 (87.2) | ||
| Health Status | ||||||
| Excellent, Very Good, or Good | 298 (11.8) | 2236 (88.2) | 0.85 | 213 (8.4) | 2312 (91.6) | 0.98 |
| Fair or Poor | 59 (11.6) | 450 (88.4) | 44 (8.7) | 461 (91.3) | ||
| Has a smartphone | ||||||
| Yes | 171 (13.3) | 1112 (86.7) | 0.002 | 143 (11.2) | 1139 (88.8) | <0.001 |
| No | 149 (9.5) | 1412 (90.5) | 96 (6.2) | 1455 (93.8) | ||
| Uses Facebook | ||||||
| Yes | 287 (16.2) | 1481 (83.8) | <0.001 | 189 (10.7) | 1574 (89.3) | <0.001 |
| No | 70 (5.6) | 1183 (94.4) | 68 (5.4) | 1199 (94.6) | ||
| Uses Twitter | ||||||
| Yes | 67 (21.4) | 246 (78.6) | <0.001 | 77 (24.8) | 234 (75.2) | <0.0001 |
| No | 290 (10.6) | 2440 (89.4) | 180 (6.6) | 2539 (3.4) | ||
| Uses Text Messaging | ||||||
| Yes | 284 (14.5) | 1672 (85.5) | <0.001 | 209 (10.7) | 1741 (89.3) | <0.0001 |
| No | 73 (6.7) | 1014 (93.3) | 48 (4.4) | 1032 (95.6) | ||
| Uses Online Banking | ||||||
| Yes | 173 (12.3) | 1235 (87.7) | 0.06 | 123 (8.7) | 1286 (91.3) | 0.068 |
| No | 76 (9.6) | 712 (90.4) | 51 (6.5) | 730 (93.5) | ||
*Chi-square analysis testing association of support for Facebook and Twitter use and individual characteristics