Table 3.
Perceived usefulness, ease of use, and satisfaction with Colorectal Cancer Survivor’s Personal Health Record in the study sample (N=22).
| Measuresa | n (%) | Score, mean | |
| Usefulness of medical care features (1=not at all useful, 10=very useful) | |||
| Summary of my cancer treatment history | 19 (86) | 6.4 | |
| Reviewing my follow-up care schedule | 20 (91) | 6.3 | |
| Self-entering follow-up tests I had received | 20 (91) | 4.9 | |
| Description of side effects | 20 (91) | 5.7 | |
| List of community resources | 19 (86) | 5.4 | |
| Usefulness of communication features (1=not at all useful, 10=very useful) | |||
| Creating and setting up relationships with family members or caregivers | 20 (91) | 4.1 | |
| Communicating about my cancer diagnosis with family members or caregivers | 20 (91) | 3.8 | |
| Creating and setting up a relationship with my doctor | 20 (91) | 4.6 | |
| Communicating with my doctor | 20 (91) | 4.6 | |
| Sending mail messages through the cancer website | 20 (91) | 4.3 | |
| Ease of using the CRCb website (1=poor, 10=excellent) | |||
| Ease of reading the site | 20 (91) | 7.7 | |
| Overall organization of information of the site | 20 (91) | 7.1 | |
| Ease of navigating the tabs on the site | 20 (91) | 7.2 | |
| Ability to find information you want on the site | 20 (91) | 7.5 | |
| How fast the pages appear after you click on a link | 20 (91) | 4.8 | |
| Satisfaction with the CRC website (1=not at all, 10=very well) | |||
| How well did the cancer website meet your expectations? | 20 (91) | 6.2 | |
| How likely are you to recommend this website to other cancer survivors? | 21 (95) | 7.6 | |
| Considering all of your experiences to date, how satisfied are you with the cancer website overall | 20 (91) | 6.3 | |
| Preference of timing to receive access to the cancer website: If given the chance, when would you first like to have had access to this cancer website? | |||
| Right away, when I was first diagnosed with colorectal cancer | 17 (77) | N/Ac | |
| Not right away, but before any treatment for cancer | 2 (9) | N/A | |
| After surgery, but before other treatments | 1 (5) | N/A | |
| During treatment (including radiation or chemotherapy) | 0 (0) | N/A | |
| After all treatment is completed (including radiation or chemotherapy) | 1 (5) | N/A | |
aAll responses to individual survey items were included. One respondent only answered the question “How likely are you to recommend this website to other cancer survivors?” and another respondent did not rate the usefulness of all medical care features.
bCRC: colorectal cancer.
cN/A: not applicable.