Table 4.
Multivariate logistic regression of factors associated with internet use and health-related internet use among cancer survivors (n = 4744)
| Internet usea | Emailing doctorsb | Buying medicine onlineb | Support group participationb | Seeking cancer informationb | |
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Survey year | |||||
| 2003 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2005 | 1.0 (0.7–1.3) | 1.7 (1.1–2.8) | 1.4 (0.7–2.5) | 0.4 (0.2–0.9) | 1.0 (0.5–1.7) |
| 2007 | 1.5 (1.0–2.0) | 2.0 (1.2–3.4) | 2.3 (1.4–4.0) | 1.1 (0.5–2.5) | 0.8 (0.5–1.2) |
| 2011 | 2.3 (1.6–3.1) | 3.2 (1.9–5.7) | 2.0 (1.1–3.5) | 0.7 (0.3–1.9) | 1.0 (0.5–1.9) |
| 2013 | 3.7 (2.4–5.8) | 8.2 (4.8–14.1) | 2.1 (1.0–4.4) | 1.3 (0.4–4.1) | 2.6 (1.4–5.0) |
| 2017 | 7.5 (5.0–11.2) | 11.3 (7.1–17.9) | 3.5 (1.9–6.4) | 1.6 (0.7–3.5) | 1.8 (1.0–3.3) |
| 2018 | 4.8 (2.8–8.2) | 11.1 (6.7–18.4) | 2.9 (1.5–5.4) | 1.4 (0.6–3.2) | 0.8 (0.5–1.5) |
| Age | |||||
| 65+ | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 50–64 | 4.9 (3.8–6.3) | 1.9 (1.3–2.7) | 1.1 (0.7–1.5) | 2.3 (1.3–3.8) | 1.4 (0.9–2.1) |
| 18–49 | 8.8 (5.9–13.1) | 2.1 (1.4–3.1) | 1.2 (0.8–1.8) | 4.2 (2.1–8.6) | 1.2 (0.7–1.8) |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Male | 1.0 (0.8–1.2) | 1.1 (0.8–1.6) | 0.9 (0.6–1.2) | 0.7 (0.4–1.2) | 0.7 (0.5–1.0) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NH White | 3.2 (1.6–6.5) | 1.5 (0.8–3.0) | 1.4 (0.8–2.7) | 0.9 (0.2–3.8) | 2.0 (0.8–4.7) |
| NH Black | 1.4 (0.7–3.1) | 1.2 (0.5–3.1) | 0.9 (0.3–2.5) | 0.5 (0.1–2.4) | 1.7 (0.5–5.4) |
| Other | 1.9 (0.8–4.4) | 2.2 (0.8–5.8) | 2.3 (0.8–7.1) | 1.4 (0.2–9.3) | 1.6 (0.4–6.5) |
| Education | |||||
| High school or less | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Some college | 3.2 (2.4–4.3) | 2.7 (1.6–4.5) | 1.8 (1.2–2.9) | 1.5 (0.7–3.3) | 2.3 (1.5–3.6) |
| Bachelor’s or more | 7.6 (6.0–9.6) | 3.2 (2.2–4.8) | 1.7 (1.2–2.5) | 1.2 (0.6–2.2) | 3.0 (1.9–4.7) |
| Metro status | |||||
| Non-metro area | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Metro area | 1.5 (1.1–1.9) | 1.8 (1.2–2.7) | 1.1 (0.7–1.7) | 1.0 (0.6–1.7) | 1.0 (0.6–1.5) |
| General health | |||||
| Fair/poor | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Excellent/very good/good | 2.1 (1.6–2.7) | 0.9 (0.6–1.4) | 0.8 (0.6–1.2) | 0.5 (0.3–0.8) | 0.7 (0.4–1.0) |
| Insurance status | |||||
| Not insured | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Insured | 1.6 (0.9–2.7) | 1.9 (0.8–4.7) | 2.8 (1.1–7.5) | 1.2 (0.3–4.4) | 1.2 (0.7–2.3) |
| Time since diagnosis | |||||
| 11+ years | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 6–10 years | 1.0 (0.8–1.4) | 1.1 (0.7–1.6) | 1.2 (0.8–1.8) | 1.2 (0.6–2.4) | 1.4 (0.9–2.2) |
| 2–5 years | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) | 1.1 (0.8–1.6) | 1.0 (0.7–1.5) | 1.0 (0.5–2.0) | 1.5 (1.0–2.2) |
| Less than 1 year | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) | 1.4 (0.9–2.1) | 1.1 (0.7–1.7) | 0.7 (0.3–1.4) | 1.3 (0.7–2.3) |
aAmong cancer survivors
bAmong cancer survivors who used the internet