Table 2.
Social media platforms that the participants are most comfortable using (ranked from 1-7, where 1 indicates the least comfortable using and 7 indicates the most comfortable using) in a health care setting by age groups.
| Social media platform | 18-25 years, median (IQR) | 26-35 years, median (IQR) | 36-45 years, median (IQR) | 46-55 years, median (IQR) | 56-89 years, median (IQR) | P valuea |
| 6 (5-7) | 6 (5-7) | 7 (5-7) | 6 (5-7) | 6 (4-7) | .47 | |
| 5 (4-6) | 5 (4-6) | 5 (4-6) | 5 (4-6) | 4 (3-6) | <.001 | |
| 4 (3-5) | 4 (3-5) | 4 (3-5) | 4 (2.5-5) | 3.5 (2-4.75) | .02 | |
| 3 (3-5) | 4 (3-5) | 4 (3-5) | 4 (3-6) | 4.5 (3-6) | .009 | |
| YouTube | 5 (4-6) | 5 (4-6) | 5 (3-6) | 5 (3.5-6) | 5 (3.25-6) | .02 |
aAll P values were obtained from the independent samples Kruskal-Wallis test.