title: The use of internet cancer support groups by Asian Americans and White Americans living with cancer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the use of Internet cancer support groups (UICSG) by Asians and Whites living with cancer and determine the factors influencing their UICSG.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional Internet study among 30 Asians and 30 Whites. The instruments included (a) questions on sociodemographic and cultural factors, and disease status, (b) the Support Care Needs Survey-34 Short Form, (c) the 2003 Health Information National Trends Survey subscale on Internet usage, and (d) the UICSG Questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test and nonparametric multiple regression analyses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a significant ethnic difference in the UICSG, but there were no ethnic differences in general Internet use or needs for help. Across the ethnic groups, the significant factors influencing the UICSG included "self-reported ethnic identity," "born in the United States," and "general Internet use."
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses should consider the cultural factors that influence the UICSG.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania 19104, USA. eunim@nursing.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Eun-Ok
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Im
authors.forename: Bokim
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Wonshik
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001213:Asian; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D016555:Matched-Pair Analysis; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D060756:Social Networking; D016746:Transcultural Nursing; D014481:United States; D044465:White People