Table 2.
Participants’ satisfaction with the study and DiabetesSistersVoices virtual patient community’s platform features (N=120).
| Aspects of the DiabetesSistersVoices virtual patient community | Statistics, n (%) | |
| Consenting to participate in the studya | ||
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Dissatisfied | 21 (17.5) |
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Neutral | 92 (76.7) |
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Satisfied | 7 (5.8) |
| Online survey about you and your health at the start of the study | ||
|
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Dissatisfied | 1 (0.8) |
|
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Neutral | 29 (24.2) |
|
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Satisfied | 80 (66.7) |
| Logging on to the website | ||
|
|
Dissatisfied | 16 (13.3) |
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Neutral | 17 (14.1) |
|
|
Satisfied | 82 (68.3) |
| Posting questions or comments | ||
|
|
Dissatisfied | 16 (13.3) |
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Neutral | 24 (20.0) |
|
|
Satisfied | 66 (55.0) |
| Searching for resources | ||
|
|
Dissatisfied | 14 (11.7) |
|
|
Neutral | 22 (18.3) |
|
|
Satisfied | 67 (55.8) |
| Communicating with other members of the community | ||
|
|
Dissatisfied | 15 (12.5) |
|
|
Neutral | 25 (20.8) |
|
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Satisfied | 62 (51.7) |
| Topic of weekly email | ||
|
|
Dissatisfied | 11 (9.2) |
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Neutral | 24 (20.0) |
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|
Satisfied | 76 (63.3) |
aPercentage may not add up to 100% because some participants did not use the feature.