Table 2.
Impact of IT platforms among different disorders (Yes=positive impact, No=no impact).
| Disorders | Impact of IT platforms, n (%) | |||||||||||
| Internet | Mobile | Social media | Tele-monitoring | Video game |
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| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Total yes | Total no | Total | |
| Bone, joint, and muscle | 3 (3) |
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3 (2) |
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3 (2) |
| Brain, spinal cord, and nerves | 7 (8) |
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1 (2) |
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1 (6) | 1 (6) |
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2 (33) | 11 (6) | 1 (1) | 12 (7) |
| Cancer | 5 (6) |
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2 (5) |
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2 (13) |
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2 (11) |
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1 (17) | 12 (7) |
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12 (7) |
| Nutrition and metabolism | 10 (12) | 3 (3) | 4 (9) |
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2 (13) |
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1 (6) |
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1 (17) | 18 (11) | 3 (3) | 21 (12) |
| Ears, nose, and throat |
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1 (2) |
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1 (1) | 1 (1) |
| Eye |
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1 (6) |
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1 (1) |
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1 (1) |
| Health hazard | 4 (5) | 1 (1) | 6 (14) |
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10 (6) | 1 (1) | 11 (6) |
| Heart and blood vessel | 4 (5) | 1 (1) | 3 (7) |
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4 (22) | 2 (11) |
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11 (6) | 3 (2) | 14 (8) |
| Hormonal | 19 (22) | 1 (1) | 9 (20) | 2 (5) | 4 (25) |
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3 (17) |
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35 (21) | 3 (2) | 38 (22) |
| Immune system | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 5 (11) |
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1 (6) | 1 (6) |
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8 (5) | 3 (2) | 11 (6) |
| Lung and airway | 2 (2) |
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1 (2) |
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1 (6) |
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1 (6) |
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1 (17) | 6 (4) |
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6 (4) |
| Mental health | 11 (13) | 1 (1) | 4 (9) |
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2 (13) |
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2 (11) |
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1 (17) | 20 (12) | 1 (1) | 21 (12) |
| Not specified | 5 (6) | 2 (2) | 4 (9) |
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1 (6) | 1 (6) |
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10 (6) | 3 (2) | 13 (8) |
| Skin |
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1 (2) |
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1 (6) |
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2 (1) |
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2 (1) |
| Women’s health | 3 (3) |
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1 (2) |
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4 (2) |
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4 (2) |
| Total | 75 (87) | 11 (13) | 41 (93) | 3 (7) | 13 (81) | 3 (19) | 16 (89) | 2 (11) | 6 (100) | 151 (89) | 19 (11) | 170 (100) |