Table 1.

Patient Characteristics

Characteristics	Number of patients (%) N = 110
ASA Class
II	51 (46)
III	59 (54)
Surgical Procedures Performed
Hysterectomy ± staging	76 (69)
Resection of tumor	28 (25)
Salpingo-oophorectomy	5 (5)
Other	1 (1)
Disease Origin
Ovary/Fallopian tubes	79 (72)
Uterus	24 (22)
Other	7 (6)
Final pathologic evaluation
Malignancy	86 (78)
Benign disease	19 (17)
Borderline tumors	5 (5)
Internet use frequency
More than once a week	85 (77)
At least once a week	7 (6)
Once a week	6 (5)
Less than once a week	2 (2)
Unknown	10 (9)
Email use frequency
More than once a week	87 (79)
At least once a week	7 (6)
Once a week	5 (5)
Less than once a week	1 (1)
Unknown	10 (9)
Highest educational level
Professional/graduate degree	29 (26)
College degree	32 (29)
Some college	18 (16)
High school or less	8 (7)
Unknown	23 (21)
Job status
Employed	58 (53)
Homemaker	11 (10)
Retired	11 (10)
Unemployed	5 (5)
Other	3 (3)
Unknown	22 (20)