Table 3.

Perceptions of the Facebook group intervention experience. Survey items were measured with a 5-point, Likert-type response scale: 1= strongly disagree, 2= disagree, 3= neither, 4= agree, 5= strongly agree.

Survey Type and Items			Mean (SD)
Connection with intervention and group
	I could identify with a lot of the posts.	4.3 (0.6)
	The posts were relevant to me.	4.4 (0.5)
	I could identify with other people in the group.	4.3 (0.6)
	I felt connected to the other people in the group.	3.9 (0.7)
	I paid attention to other people’s comments in the group.	4.4 (0.6)
	I felt like I was actively involved in the Facebook group.	4.2 (0.8)
Perceptions of the Facebook group experience
	I enjoyed expressing my opinions in the group.	4.2 (1.0)
	I enjoyed reading other people’s comments in the group.	4.2 (0.7)
	I enjoyed reading the posts made in the Facebook group.	4.4 (0.5)
	I felt comfortable participating in the study.	4.6 (0.8)
	It was easy to participate in the Facebook study.	4.8 (0.5)
	The study was too time consuming.	2.2 (1.3)
	I would be willing to continue as part of the Facebook group if the study were to continue.	4.8 (0.5)