Table 2.

Descriptive statistics for the use of social media to have contact with other patients (N=328).

Which of the following digital media do you use to have contact with other patients?a (Indicate all that apply)	Values, n (%)
General social media (such as Facebook or Twitter)	6 (1.8)
General cancer-related forum or discussion group	7 (2.1)
GISTb-specific web-based patient forum	46 (14)
Any social medium	59 (18)
None or via another medium than social media	265 (80.8)
Missing	4 (1.2)

^aRespondents can give multiple answers to this question.

^bGIST: gastrointestinal stromal tumor.