Table 3.
Comparison of Internet and mobile phone usage by patients with breast cancer.
| Characteristics | Internet use in general % (n) | Internet use for health-related issues % (n) | Mobile phone owner % (n) | |
| Total | 95.8 (161/168) | 91.5 (151/165) | 22.6 (38/168) | |
| Age (years) | ||||
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<39 | 100.0 (6/6) | 100.0 (6/6) | 50.0 (3/6) |
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40-49 | 100.0 (19/19) | 100.0 (29/29) | 31.0 (9/29) |
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50-59 | 98.7 (75/76) | 90.8 (69/76) | 19.7 (15/76) |
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60-69 | 97.5 (39/40) | 89.7 (35/39) | 20.0(8/40) |
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>70 | 61.5 (8/13) | 81.8 (9/11) | 15.4 (2/13) |
| People in household | ||||
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1 | 89.1 (41/46) | 88.4 (38/43) | 13.0 (6/46) |
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2 | 97.2 (70/72) | 91.7 (66/72) | 26.4 (19/72) |
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3 | 100.0 (22/22) | 100.0 (22/22) | 36.4 (8/22) |
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>4 | 100.0 (21/21) | 95.2 (20/21) | 19.0 (4/21) |
| Education | ||||
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Junior high school and below | 92.9 (52/56) | 87.3 (48/55) | 17.9 (10/56) |
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Senior high school and above | 97.3 (108/111) | 93.6 (102/109) | 25.2 (28/111) |
| Employment | ||||
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Unemployed | 100.0 (2/2) | 100.0 (2/2) | 0.0 (0/2) |
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Official | 95 (19/20) | 94.7 (18/19) | 20.0 (4/20) |
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Employed | 97.0 (65/67) | 91.0 (61/67) | 17.9 (12/67) |
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Self-employed | 100.0 (19/19) | 100.0 (19/19) | 36.8 (7/19) |
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Pensioner | 92.5 (49/53) | 88.2 (45/51) | 20.8 (11/53) |
| Residents in the local community | ||||
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<1000 | 100.0 (13/13) | 92.3 (12/13) | 23.1 (3/13) |
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1000-9999 | 96.9 (31/32) | 96.9 (31/32) | 34.4 (11/32) |
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10,000-49,999 | 98.0 (48/49) | 91.7 (44/48) | 22.4 (11/49) |
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50,000-99,999 | 88.9 (8/9) | 100.0 (9/9) | 33.3 (3/9) |
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>100,000 | 93.6 (58/62) | 86.7 (52/60) | 14.5 (9/62) |
| Diagnosed breast cancer | 92.3 (144/156) | 85.9 (140/163) | 22.1 (36/163) | |
| Time since onset | ||||
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Last month | 100.0 (1/1) | 100.0 (1/1) | 0.0 (0/1) |
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Last year | 91.7 (22/24) | 95.8 (23/24) | 20.8 (5/24) |
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1-5 years ago | 95.0 (57/60) | 92.1 (58/63) | 22.2 (14/63) |
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>5 years ago | 90.1 (64/71) | 77.3 (58/75) | 22.7 (17/75) |
| Metastatic disease | 95.1 (39/41) | 90.7 (39/43) | 27.9 (12/43) | |
| Therapies | ||||
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Operation | 92.4 (145/157) | 86.0 (141/164) | 22.0 (36/164) |
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Chemotherapy - intravenous | 93.2 (110/118) | 87.7 (107/122) | 26.2 (32/122) |
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Chemotherapy - oral | 93.8 (15/16) | 87.5 (14/16) | 31.3 (5/16) |
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Anti-hormonal therapy | 90.9 (110/121) | 83.3 (105/126) | 21.4 (27/126) |
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Antibody therapy | 94.4 (34/36) | 97.3 (36/37) | 24.3 (9/37) |
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Radiation | 93.0 (120/129) | 85.3 (116/136) | 21.3 (29/136) |
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Other therapy | 93.1 (27/29) | 86.7 (26/30) | 26.7 (8/30) |
| Menopausal status | 91.1 (102/112) | 83.2 (99/119) | 17.6 (21/119) | |
| Other cancer | 81.8 (9/11) | 75.0 (9/12) | 16.7 (2/12) | |