Table 1 Sociodemograhic participant characteristics
Participant characteristics | Number of participants phase 2 (N = 18) | Number of “old” participants phase 3 (N = 3) | Number of “new” participants phase 3 (N = 6) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Age | < 50 | 1 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.7 |
50-64 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.7 | |
65-80 | 11 | 61.1 | 3 | 100.0 | 4 | 66.7 | |
Sex | Male | 10 | 55.6 | 2 | 66.7 | 4 | 66.7 |
Female | 8 | 44.4 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 33.3 | |
Education1 | Low | 4 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33.3 |
Medium | 8 | 44.4 | 1 | 50.0 | 3 | 50.0 | |
High | 6 | 33.3 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 16.7 | |
Marital status | Married | 14 | 77.8 | 3 | 100.0 | 4 | 66.7 |
Living together | 2 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33.3 | |
Widow | 2 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Health literacy2 | Low | 6 | 33.3 | 3 | 100.0 | 4 | 66.7 |
High | 12 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33.3 | |
Internet use | (Almost) every day | 9 | 50.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 6 | 100.0 |
Once a week | 6 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | |
Once a month | 2 | 11.1 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | |
Never | 1 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Searching for health information on the Internet | (Almost) every day | 3 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.7 |
Once a week | 2 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33.3 | |
Once a month | 5 | 27.8 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 16.7 | |
Never | 8 | 44.4 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 33.3 | |