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Table 3 Participant engagement and satisfaction by KT strategy

From: Evaluation of an online knowledge translation intervention to promote cancer risk reduction behaviours: findings from a randomized controlled trial

 

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N = 279

N = 278

 

(At baseline) Which of the following do you plan to use to access study material:

 Email

274 (98.2)

269 (96.8)

0.41

 Browse on Portal

187 (67.0)

203 (73.0)

0.15

 Facebook

121 (43.4)

124 (44.6)

0.84

 Twitter

35 (12.5)

47 (16.9)

0.18

 

N = 251

N = 244

 

Over the 12-week study period, did you access the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal via … (% Yes)

Email

162 (64.5)

232 (95.1)

< 0.001

 Perceived usefulness (mean ± SD)

 

5.91 ± 1.33

 

 I will continue to use (mean ± SD)

 

6.09 ± 1.58

 

Browse on Portal

56 (22.3)

113 (46.3)

< 0.001

 Perceived usefulness (mean ± SD)

 

6.10 ± 1.06

 

 I will continue to use  (mean ± SD)

 

6.02 ± 1.28

 

Facebook

18 (7.2)

37 (15.2)

< 0.01

 Perceived usefulness (mean ± SD) 

 

5.81 ± 1.27

 

 I will continue to use (mean ± SD)

 

6.16 ± 1.24

 

Twitter

3 (1.2)

13 (5.3)

0.02

 Perceived usefulness (mean ± SD)

 

5.62 ± 1.98

 

 I will continue to use (mean ± SD)

 

6.46 ± 1.39

 
 

N = 240

N = 232

 

[At 3-month follow-up] Since the study ended, have you accessed the Portal via…? (% Yes)

Email

163 (67.9)

182 (78.4)

0.01

Browse on Portal

92 (38.3)

103 (44.4)

0.21

Facebook

32 (13.3)

51 (22.0)

0.02

Twitter

12 (5.0)

28 (12.1)

0.01

  1. Bold indicates statistically significant within-group difference