Table 2.
Participant characteristics.
| Characteristics | Number of participants (n) | ||
| CAMHa program | |||
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Addiction Medicine Services | 6 | |
|
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Mood & Anxiety Services | 8 | |
|
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Both | 1 | |
| Years at CAMH | |||
|
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<1 | 7 | |
|
|
>1 | 7 | |
| Gender | |||
|
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Male | 7 | |
|
|
Female | 7 | |
|
|
Other optionsb | 0 | |
| Age (years) | |||
|
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18-34 | 3 | |
|
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35-44 | 5 | |
|
|
45-64 | 5 | |
|
|
>65 | 1 | |
| Self-rated health status | |||
|
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Poor | 0 | |
|
|
Fair | 5 | |
|
|
Good | 8 | |
|
|
Very good | 1 | |
|
|
Excellent | 0 | |
| Internet use | |||
|
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At least once a day | 13 | |
|
|
At least once a week | 1 | |
|
|
At least once a month | 0 | |
|
|
Less than once a month | 0 | |
| Trusting disposition | |||
|
|
Trust | 10 | |
|
|
Neutral | 2 | |
|
|
Distrust | 2 | |
| Integrity | |||
|
|
Trust | 9 | |
|
|
Neutral | 4 | |
|
|
Distrust | 1 | |
| Competence | |||
|
|
Trust | 14 | |
|
|
Neutral | 0 | |
|
|
Distrust | 0 | |
| Trusting stance | |||
|
|
Trust | 13 | |
|
|
Neutral | 0 | |
|
|
Distrust | 1 | |
| Type of internet use | |||
|
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Health-related uses | 11 | |
|
|
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Search for health info | 7 |
|
|
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Use of health information technologyc | 4 |
|
|
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Email health care provider | 2 |
|
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Personal | 10 | |
|
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Information seeking | 9 | |
|
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Entertainment | 8 | |
|
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Tasks and services | 8 | |
|
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Purchasing | 6 | |
aCAMH: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
bOther options provided included the following: trans-sexual, transgendered, gender-queer, 2-spirit, female-to-male, male-to-female, intersex, unsure, questioning, prefer not to answer, other (please specify).
cAccess their lab results, manage their health records or clinical appointments, or file insurance claims.