Characteristics |
Patients (n=157) |
Family Caregivers (n=110) |
Number |
Percentage |
Number |
Percentage |
Gender |
|
|
|
|
Male |
36 |
22.9 |
31 |
28.7 |
Female |
121 |
77.1 |
77 |
71.3 |
Age (years) |
|
|
|
|
18-25 |
35 |
22.3 |
7 |
6.5 |
26-35 |
77 |
49.0 |
34 |
31.5 |
36-45 |
39 |
24.8 |
45 |
41.7 |
46-55 |
6 |
3.8 |
22 |
20.4 |
Education level |
|
|
|
|
High school or less |
21 |
13.4 |
13 |
12 |
College |
71 |
45.2 |
50 |
46.3 |
BA or higher |
65 |
41.4 |
45 |
41.7 |
Experience of using Social media (hours) |
|
|
|
|
Less than 1 year |
15 |
9.6 |
21 |
19.4 |
1-3 years |
51 |
32.5 |
33 |
30.6 |
3 years and above |
91 |
58.0 |
54 |
50 |
Social Media Platforms used |
|
|
|
|
Facebook |
152 |
96.8 |
99 |
91.7 |
Instagram |
28 |
17.8 |
22 |
20.4 |
Twitter |
25 |
15.9 |
12 |
11.1 |
Line |
151 |
96.2 |
69 |
63.9 |
YouTube |
89 |
56.7 |
87 |
80.6 |
Total time per day (hours) |
|
|
|
|
Less than 1 hour |
6 |
3.8 |
7 |
6.5 |
1-3 hours |
78 |
49.7 |
14 |
13 |
3-5 hours |
31 |
19.7 |
78 |
72.2 |
5 hours and above |
42 |
26.8 |
9 |
8.3 |