Table 1.
Focus group participant characteristics (N=18).
| Patient and caregiver characteristics | Participants, n (%) | |
| Role | ||
| Patient | 14 (78) | |
| Caregiver | 4 (22) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 13 (72) | |
| Female | 5 (28) | |
| Age (years) | ||
| Under 50 | 2 (11) | |
| 50-64 | 4 (22) | |
| 65-74 | 5 (28) | |
| ≥75 | 7 (39) | |
| Marital status | ||
| Common law | 1 (6) | |
| Married | 13 (72) | |
| Single or widowed | 4 (22) | |
| Geographical location (population) | ||
| <500,000 (rural) | 5 (28) | |
| ≥500,000 (urban) | 13 (72) | |
| Level of education | ||
| Primary (≤grade 12) | 7 (39) | |
| Secondary (college, university, or trade school) | 9 (50) | |
| Postsecondary graduate | 2 (11) | |
| Level of employment | ||
| Full-time | 4 (22) | |
| Other (home duties, unemployed, student, or retired) | 14 (78) | |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 18 (100) | |
| Electronic devices commonly used (can use multiple devices) | ||
| Mobile phone | 10 (56) | |
| Tablet | 11 (61) | |
| Laptop | 9 (50) | |
| Desktop | 8 (40) | |
| Electronic devices used (mobile phone, tablet, laptop, and desktop) | ||
| 1 | 4 (22) | |
| 2 | 9 (50) | |
| 3 | 4 (22) | |
| 4 | 1(6) | |
| Internet use (hours per week) | ||
| <4 | 4 (22) | |
| 4-9 | 2 (11) | |
| 10-15 | 8 (45) | |
| >15 | 4 (22) | |