Table 3.

Patterns of internet use among the participants (N=110).

Patterns of internet use		Values, n (%)
Access location of the internet
	Home	77 (70.0)
	Apartment complex	5 (4.5)
	Family/friend’s home	9 (8.2)
	Library	4 (3.6)
	Other	5 (4.5)
	Not using the internet at all	10 (9.1)
Possession of an email address
	Yes	63 (57.3)
	No	47 (42.7)
Frequency of using internet
	At least once a day	54 (49.1)
	Every few days	14 (12.7)
	Once a week	6 (5.5)
	A few times a month	3 (2.7)
	Once a month or less	33 (30.0)
Purpose of internet use
	Research health-related information	18 (16.4)
	Communicate with health professionals about health-related issues	4 (3.6)
	Communicate with other users about health-related issues	8 (7.3)
	Research information about other topics or issues of interest to me	41 (37.3)
	Send/receive email	24 (21.8)
	Online shopping	15 (13.6)
	Perform online banking/pay bills	13 (11.8)
	Read web-based news, papers, magazines, and books	42 (38.2)
	Play web-based games	36 (32.7)
	Watch videos	66 (60.0)
	Use social networking websites and/or dating sites	24 (21.8)
	Other	9 (8.2)
Easiness to access the intended information on the internet
	Always easy	22 (20.0)
	Sometimes easy	47 (42.7)
	Not so easy	17 (15.5)
	Difficult	11 (10.0)
	Very difficult	13 (11.8)
Problems that lessen internet use
	Pain in the limbs	7 (6.4)
	Unsteady hands	6 (5.5)
	Difficulty concentrating for long periods of time	26 (23.6)
	Difficulty sitting for long periods of time	18 (16.4)
	Eyes that tire easily	40 (36.4)
	Other problems	6 (5.5)