title: Patients' characteristics and rate of Internet use to obtain cancer information.
abstract: The aim of this study was to present baseline data on the access to Internet by French breast cancer patients attending genetic clinics and to examine factors affecting Internet health-related use. Twenty-four percent of participants used Internet to obtain information about the disease. This rate was higher among patients with health occupations [adjusted odds ratio (adjOR) 2.6; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.3-5.1], the most highly educated (adjOR 2.1; 95% CI 1.1-4.0) and those under 41 years of age (adjOR 7.3; 95% CI 2.1-26.2). Almost one of every three women was dissatisfied of this source of information.
authors.affiliation: INSERM UMR379, Epidemiology and Social Sciences Unit, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 232 Bd Ste Marguerite, F-13273 Marseille cedex 09, France.
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Noguès
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Adenis
authors.forename: Pascaline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berthet
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bonadona
authors.forename: Agnès
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chompret
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Coupier
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Eisinger
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Fricker
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gauthier-Villars
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lasset
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lortholary
authors.forename: Tan Dat
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: N'Guyen
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vennin
authors.forename: Hagay
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sobol
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stoppa-Lyonnet
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Julian-Reynier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors