Table 3.
Participant tablet usage patterns before and after the AGE-ON program.
| Usage pattern | Baseline (N=32) | End of study (N=29a) | One-month follow-up (N=27b) | |||
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Value | P value | Value | P value | |
| Tablet use frequency, mean (SD) | ||||||
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Frequency of tablet usec | 2.9 (2.1) | 4.0 (1.5) | .001 | 4.0 (2.0) | .002 |
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Number of reported tablet uses | 3.1 (2.4) | 4.3 (2.1) | .06 | 4.4 (2.2) | .01 |
| Tablet use type, n (%) | ||||||
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19 (65.5) | 23 (79.3) | .37 | 21 (77.8) | .09 | |
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Instant messaging | 5 (17.2) | 10 (34.5) | .19 | 7 (25.9) | .09 |
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Internet browsing | 12 (41.4) | 18 (62.1) | .26 | 21 (77.8) | .68 |
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Audio or video calling | 4 (13.8) | 8 (27.6) | .28 | 8 (29.6) | .51 |
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Reading the news | 10 (34.5) | 16 (55.2) | .24 | 9 (33.3) | .08 |
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Reading an e-book | 4 (13.8) | 5 (17.2) | .06 | 5 (18.5) | .08 |
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Answering a question | 15 (51.7) | 20 (69.0) | .78 | 21 (77.8) | .30 |
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Seeking health information | 12 (41.4) | 18 (62.1) | .04 | 19 (70.4) | .40 |
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Social media | 9 (31.0) | 7 (24.1) | .87 | 7 (25.9) | .24 |
aThree participants did not complete the baseline checklist.
bAn additional 2 participants were missing data at follow-up.
cAssessed using a 6-point Likert scale: 1=never to 6=every day.