Table 2.
General and health-related internet usage during the past 12 months in men and women who were at high risk of major depression.
| Internet use | Men | Women | P value | |||
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n (%) | 95% CI | n (%) | 95% CI |
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| Use internet for personal use (n=1011) | 489 (95.7) | 93.5-97.2 | 479 (95.8) | 93.6-97.2 | .93 | |
| Hours of internet use each week (n=968) | .35 | |||||
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<5 hours | 175 (35.8) | 31.6-40.2 | 182 (38.0) | 33.7-42.4 |
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5-9 hours | 137 (28.0) | 24.2-32.2 | 144 (30.1) | 26.1-34.3 |
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10-19 hours | 113 (23.1) | 19.6-27.1 | 102 (21.3) | 17.8-25.2 |
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20-29 hours | 39 (8.0) | 5.9-10.7 | 35 (7.3) | 5.3-10.1 |
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30-39 hours | 11 (2.3) | 1.2-4.0 | 8 (1.7) | 0.8-3.3 |
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>40 hours | 14 (2.9) | 1.7-4.8 | 6 (1.3) | 0.6-2.8 |
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Do not know | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 2 (0.42) | 0.1-1.7 |
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| Access internet with a smart phone, tablet, or other device (n=968) | 408 (83.4) | 79.9-86.5 | 413 8(6.2) | 82.8-89.0 | .23 | |
| Used internet for medical or health-related information (n=968) | 307 (62.8) | 58.4-67.0 | 408 (85.2) | 82.1-88.4 | <.001 | |
| How useful was the internet in helping you make a decision (n=715) | .04 | |||||
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Not useful | 32 (10.4) | 7.5-14.4 | 41 (10.1) | 7.5-13.4 |
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Unsure | 41 (13.4) | 10.0-17.7 | 88 (21.6) | 17.8-25.8 |
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Useful | 231 (75.2) | 70.1-79.8 | 277 (67.9) | 63.2-72.3 |
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| How important is it for you to be able to access health resources on the internet (n=715) | .22 | |||||
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Not important | 31 (10.1) | 7.2-14.0 | 32 (7.8) | 5.6-10.9 |
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Unsure | 20 (6.5) | 4.2-9.9 | 41 (10.1) | 7.5-13.4 |
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Important | 256 (83.4) | 78.8-87.2 | 334 (81.9) | 78.0-85.3 |
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