Table 2.

Associations between usage duration in Breast Cancer e-Support program and demographic and clinical characteristics (n=57).

Variables		Usage duration
		Entire BCS program				Learning Forum				Discussion Forum				Ask-the-Expert Forum				Your Story Forum
		F test (df)		P value		F test (df)		P value		F test (df)		P value		F test (df)		P value		F test (df)		P value
Age		10.09 (1,45)		.003d		7.71 (1,45)		.008d		2.46 (1,45)		.12		.70 (1,45)		.41		1.60 (1,45)		.21
Educationa		7.22 (1,45)		.01d		2.17 (1,45)		.15		7.45 (1,45)		.01d		.14 (1,45)		.72		.003 (1,45)		.96
Family monthly incomeb		3.50 (1,45)		.07		11.85 (1,45)		.001d		.001 (1,45)		.98		.38 (1,45)		.54		2.68 (1,45)		.11
Cancer stagec		1.06 (1,45)		.31		.72 (1,45)		.40		3.30 (1,45)		.08		2.73 (1,45)		.11		.52 (1,45)		.47
	BMI		.29 (1,45)		.60		.28 (1,45)		.60		.21 (1,45)		.65		.30 (1,45)		.59		1.08 (1,45)		.31
Employment		.04 (1,45)		.85		2.91 (1,45)		.10		.99 (1,45)		.32		4.50 (1,45)		.04d		5.36 (1,45)		.03d
Comorbidity		.44 (1,45)		.51		.001 (1,45)		.97		.12 (1,45)		.73		1.21 (1,45)		.28		1.72 (1,45)		.20
Types of surgery		.27 (2,45)		.76		.72 (2,45)		.49		.59 (2,45)		.56		.99 (2,45)		.38		.81 (2,45)		.45
Cycles of chemotherapy		.81 (2,45)		.45		2.76 (2,45)		.07		.56 (2,45)		.57		1.86 (2,45)		.17		.85 (2,45)		.44

^aRegrouped into two categories: education “0=junior middle school and lower”, “1=higher school and higher.”

^bRegrouped into two categories: family monthly income “0<USD 442”, “1≥USD 442.”

^cRegrouped into two categories: “0=cancer stage I and II”, “1=cancer stage III or IV.”

^dSignificant at an α level of .05.