Characteristics Associated With Facebook Use and Interest in Digital Disease Support Among Older Adults With Atrial Fibrillation: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Baseline Data From the Systematic Assessment of Geriatric Elements in Atrial Fibrillation (SAGE-AF) Cohort.
Molly E WaringMellanie True HillsDarleen M LessardJane S SaczynskiBrooke A LibbyMarta M HolovatskaAlok KapoorCatarina I KiefeDavid D McManusPublished in: JMIR cardio (2019)
Among older adults with AF who use the internet, technology use and demographics are associated with interest in digital disease support. Clinics and health care providers may wish to encourage patients to join an existing online support community for AF and explore opportunities for app-mediated patient-provider communication.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- healthcare
- oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- end stage renal disease
- left atrial appendage
- cross sectional
- direct oral anticoagulants
- primary care
- social media
- heart failure
- health information
- newly diagnosed
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental health
- prognostic factors
- coronary artery disease
- deep learning
- patient reported
- hip fracture
- venous thromboembolism