Internet use among childhood and young adult cancer survivors who smoke : implications for cessation interventions
A partir des données de l'étude "Partnership for Health-2" collectées entre 2005 et 2008, cette étude analyse les modalités d'utilisation d'internet chez les jeunes adultes atteints d'un cancer ou ayant développé la maladie durant l'enfance afin d'étudier l'intérêt d'un programme de sevrage tabagique en ligne
Objective To identify patterns of Internet use among childhood and young adult cancer survivors who smoke. Methods Baseline assessment data were collected from 2005 to 2008 for the Partnership for Health-2 (PFH-2) study, a web-based smoking cessation intervention for childhood and young adult cancer survivors. Participants were surveyed about their Internet access and use. Sociodemographic, clinical, and psychosocial data also were collected. Results Internet access and use was widespread among PFH-2 participants. However, older, less-educated, and female survivors reported less frequent Internet use, even when they had access to the Internet at home and/or at work. These associations were significant in multivariable analyses. Conclusions Although the digital divide is narrowing, Internet use and engagement remains socially patterned. web-based prevention interventions are a promising method of reaching this geographically dispersed, high-risk population, but certain subgroups—particularly older and lower socioeconomic status survivors—might be missed by this approach.
Cancer Causes and Control , résumé, 2011