Table 3.
Patients’ current use of and future wishes for internet possibilities (N=447).
| Item | Current use | Future wishes | Ranking wishes | |||||
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Population-based (n=233), n (%) | OCCa (n=214), n (%) | Population-based (n=233), n (%) | OCC (n=214), n (%) | Population-based | OCC | ||
| Accessing own test results | 72 (30.9) | 77 (36) | 170 (73) | 184 (86) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Accessing own medical file | 75 (32.2) | 77 (36) | 165 (70.8) | 182 (85) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Making an appointment | 56 (24) | 81 (37.9) | 161 (69.1) | 173 (80.8) | 3 | 3 | ||
| Requesting prescriptions | 72 (30.9) | 81 (37.9) | 156 (67) | 165 (77.1) | 4 | 4 | ||
| Getting personal advice on symptoms | N/Ab | N/A | 142 (60.9) | 152 (71) | 5 | 5 | ||
| Emailing with oncologist | 58 (24.9) | 64 (29.9) | 135 (57.9) | 152 (71) | 6 | 5 | ||
| Getting advice on supportive care | N/A | N/A | 126 (54.1) | 148 (69.2) | 7 | 7 | ||
| Receiving reminders | 56 (24) | 56 (26.2) | 123 (52.8) | 143 (66.9) | 8 | 9 | ||
| Making complaints | 58 (24.9) | 88 (41.1) | 123 (52.8) | 139 (65) | 8 | 11 | ||
| Emailing with nurse | 82 (35.2) | 73 (34.1) | 119 (51.1) | 146 (68.2) | 10 | 8 | ||
| Self-monitoring of treatment consequences | N/A | N/A | 112 (48.1) | 143 (66.8) | 11 | 9 | ||
| Rating health care professionals or hospitals | N/A | N/A | 93 (39.9) | 116 (54.2) | 12 | 14 | ||
| Requesting tests | 28 (12) | 17 (7.9) | 105 (45.1) | 118 (55.1) | 13 | 13 | ||
| Suggesting ideas | 35 (15) | 47 (22) | 96 (41.2) | 139 (65) | 14 | 11 | ||
| Requesting referrals | 21 (9) | 28 (13) | 96 (41.2) | 111 (51.9) | 14 | 15 | ||
| Performing self-diagnosis tests | 7 (3) | 9 (4.2) | 63 (27) | 88 (41.1) | 16 | 18 | ||
| Participating in web-based self-management class | N/A | N/A | 44 (18.9) | 92 (43) | 17 | 16 | ||
| Requesting oncologist via forum | 7 (3) | 6 (2.8) | 44 (18.9) | 81 (37.9) | 17 | 19 | ||
| Chatting with others | 9 (4) | 11 (5.1) | 42 (18) | 92 (43) | 19 | 16 | ||
| Asking questions of an oncologist in forum | 5 (2) | 9 (4.2) | 35 (15) | 73 (34.1) | 20 | 20 | ||
aOCC: online cancer community.
bN/A: not applicable.