EHealth Practices in Cancer Survivors With BMI in Overweight or Obese Categories: Latent Class Analysis Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

eHealth technologies have been found to facilitate health-promoting practices among cancer survivors with BMI in overweight or obese categories; however, little is known about their engagement with eHealth to promote weight management and facilitate patient-clinician communication.

Objective

The objective of this study was to determine whether eHealth use was associated with sociodemographic characteristics, as well as medical history and experiences (ie, patient-related factors) among cancer survivors with BMI in overweight or obese categories.

Methods

Data were analyzed from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (National Cancer Institute's Health Information National Trends Survey). Latent class analysis was used to derive distinct classes a

SUBMITTER: Lin AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7746487 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature