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. 2012 Apr;23(4):647-52.
doi: 10.1007/s10552-012-9926-9. Epub 2012 Feb 28.

Internet use among childhood and young adult cancer survivors who smoke: implications for cessation interventions

Rebekah H Nagler  1 , Elaine Puleo, Kim Sprunck-Harrild, Karen M Emmons
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Internet use among childhood and young adult cancer survivors who smoke: implications for cessation interventions

Rebekah H Nagler et al. Cancer Causes Control. 2012 Apr.

Abstract

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.

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