Table 2.
Participant characteristics (N=11).
| Characteristics | Cycle 1 (n=5) | Cycle 2 (n=6) | Total (N=11) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 74.8 (7.2) | 72 (6.5) | 73.37 (6.7) | |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 27.13 (2.2) | 29.9 (6.1) | 28.6 (4.7) | |
| Married, n (%) | 4 (80) | 6 (100) | 10 (91) | |
| Location, n (%) | ||||
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Major city | 4 (80) | 6 (100) | 10 (91) |
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Very remote | 1 (20) | 0 (0) | 1 (9) |
| Education, n (%) | ||||
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Secondary school | 3 (60) | 1 (17) | 4 (36) |
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Trade, technical certificate, or diploma | 2 (40) | 1 (17) | 3 (27) |
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University or other tertiary | 0 (0) | 2 (33) | 2 (18) |
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Postgraduate | 0 (0) | 2 (33) | 2 (18) |
| Employment, n (%) | ||||
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Employed full time | 1 (20) | 0 (0) | 1 (9) |
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Employed part time | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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Self-employed | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 1 (9) |
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Retired | 3 (60) | 4 (67) | 7 (64) |
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Volunteer | 1 (20) | 1 (17) | 2 (18) |
| Current PSAa level, ng/mL, median (IQR) | 0.32 (0-6.32) | 0.015 (0.10-2.23) | 0.02 (0-4.17) | |
| Time since metastatic disease diagnosis, years, mean (SD) | 2 (0.8) | 2.6 (3.1) | 2.3 (2.2) | |
| Individuals with ≥1 bone lesion, n (%) | 4 (80) | 5 (83) | 9 (82) | |
| Comorbidities, mean (SD)b | 2.8 (1.5) | 2.7 (0.9) | 2.7 (1.2) | |
| Self-reported quality of life (SF-12c), mean (SD)d | ||||
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PCS-12e (physical score) | 46.23 (5.6) | 36.80 (12.8) | 41.09 (10.9) |
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MCS-12f (mental score) | 58.9 (3.3) | 52.1 (4.3) | 55.3 (5) |
| Self-reported physical activity, mean (SD) | ||||
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Aerobic physical activity (GLTEQg units)h | 53.8 (22.3) | 32.8 (21.9) | 42.4 (23.7) |
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Resistance training sessions (per week) | 2.2 (1.7) | 2.2 (1.3) | 2.2 (1.5) |
| Average internet use (hours per week), n (%) | ||||
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≥6 | 1 (20) | 4 (67) | 5 (45) |
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3-5 | 2 (40) | 0 (0) | 3 (18) |
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2-3 | 1 (20) | 1 (17) | 2 (18) |
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≥1 | 0 (0) | 1 (17) | 1 (9) |
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None | 1 (20) | 0 (0) | 1 (9) |
| Confidence to use the internet (0-100 scale)i, mean (SD) | ||||
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Finding information on the internet | 63.6 (30.1) | 72.2 (36.1) | 68.3 (33.7) |
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Using the internet to interact with others (eg, social media) | 53.2 (36.4) | 55.2 (20) | 54.3 (28.6) |
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Using an interactive website to help increase physical activity | 44 (39.9) | 46.3 (40.9) | 45.3 (40.5) |
aPSA: prostate-specific antigen.
bComorbidities include hypertension, osteoarthritis, chronic nonspecific back pain, osteoporosis, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and mental health conditions.
cSF-12: 12-item Short Form Survey.
dScores range from 0 to 100, where 0 implies the lowest level of quality of life, and 100 indicates the highest level of quality of life.
ePCS-12: Physical Component Score.
fMCS-12: Mental Component Score.
gGLTEQ: Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire.
hSelf-reported physical activity level from the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire. Physical activity score (units) = strenuous (9 METs × times/week) + moderate (5 METs × times/week) + light (3 METs × times/week). One metabolic equivalent (MET) is the amount of oxygen consumed while sitting at rest and is equal to 3.5 mL of oxygen per kg body weight × minutes [26].
iConfidence in using the internet scored on a scale from 0 to 100 (0=not confident at all, 100=extremely confident).