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Views and Patient Ratings (E8) Robert Mcgrath, Jennifer Priestley, Yiyun Zhou, Patrick Culligan Interactive Journal of Medical Research A general medical journal, focusing on innovation in health and medical research Volume 7 (2018), Issue 1 ISSN: 1929-073X Contents Corrigenda and Addenda Metadata Correction: Engaging a Community for Rare Genetic Disease: Best Practices and Education From Individual Crowdfunding Campaigns (e10707) Romina Ortiz, Steven Witte, Arvin Gouw, Ana Sanfilippo, Richard Tsai, Danielle Fumagalli, Christine Yu, Karla Lant, Nicole Lipitz, Jennifer Shepphird, Fidelia Alvina, Jimmy Cheng-Ho Lin. 3 Original Papers Characteristics of Adults' Use of Facebook and the Potential Impact on Health Behavior: Secondary Data Analysis (e11) Kelly Bosak, Shin Park. 4 A Social Media-Based Acute Alcohol Consumption Behavior (NekNomination): Case Series in Italian Emergency Departments (e2) Stefania Barbieri, Paolo Feltracco, Vittorio Lucchetta, Rosa Gaudio, Alberto Tredese, Mauro Bergamini, Gianna Vettore, Vincenzo Pietrantonio, Francesco Avato, Daniele Donato, Deris Boemo, Maria Nesoti, Rossella Snenghi. 15 Weight Stigma Goes Viral on the Internet: Systematic Assessment of YouTube Comments Attacking Overweight Men and Women (e6) Yongwoog Jeon, Brent Hale, Eric Knackmuhs, Michael Mackert. 22 Quality of Web Information About Palliative Care on Websites from the United States and Japan: Comparative Evaluation Study (e7) Kouichi Tanabe, Kaho Fujiwara, Hana Ogura, Hatsuna Yasuda, Nobuyuki Goto, Fumiko Ohtsu. 33 The Patient Perspective on the Impact of Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumors on Daily Living: Crowdsourcing Study on Physical Function and Quality of Life (e4) Monique Mastboom, Rosa Planje, Michiel van de Sande. 47 Factors Affecting Bone Mineral Density Among Snowy Region Residents in Japan: Analysis Using Multiple Linear Regression and Bayesian Network Model (e10) Teppei Suzuki, Tomoko Shimoda, Noriko Takahashi, Kaori Tsutsumi, Mina Samukawa, Sadako Yoshimura, Katsuhiko Ogasawara. 61 Interactive Journal of Medical Research 2018 | vol. 7 | iss. 1 | p.1 XSL·FO RenderX Engaging a Community for Rare Genetic Disease: Best Practices and Education From Individual Crowdfunding Campaigns (e3) Romina Ortiz, Steven Witte, Arvin Gouw, Ana Sanfilippo, Richard Tsai, Danielle Fumagalli, Christine Yu, Karla Lant, Nicole Lipitz, Jennifer Shepphird, Fidelia Alvina, Jimmy Cheng-Ho Lin. 72 Usage, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of an Activity Tracker in a Randomized Trial of a Workplace Sitting Intervention: Mixed-Methods Evaluation (e5) Charlotte Brakenridge, Genevieve Healy, Elisabeth Winkler, Brianna Fjeldsoe. 83 Representation of Tinnitus in the US Newspaper Media and in Facebook Pages: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Secondary Data (e9) Vinaya Manchaiah, Pierre Ratinaud, Gerhard Andersson. 96 Short Paper The Validity of Online Patient Ratings of Physicians: Analysis of Physician Peer Reviews and Patient Ratings (e8) Robert McGrath, Jennifer Priestley, Yiyun Zhou, Patrick Culligan. 43 Interactive Journal of Medical Research 2018 | vol. 7 | iss. 1 | p.2 XSL·FO RenderX INTERACTIVE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH Ortiz et al Corrigenda and Addenda Metadata Correction: Engaging a Community for Rare Genetic Disease: Best Practices and Education From Individual Crowdfunding Campaigns Romina Alicia Ortiz1, MHS; Steven Witte1, MD, PhD; Arvin Gouw1, PhD; Ana Sanfilippo1, MBA; Richard Tsai1, MSc; Danielle Fumagalli1, MA; Christine Yu1, MPH; Karla Lant1, BA; Nicole Lipitz1, BA; Jennifer Shepphird1, PhD; Fidelia B Alvina1, BA; Jimmy Cheng-Ho Lin1, MPH, MD, PhD Rare Genomics Institute, Downey, CA, United States Corresponding Author: Romina Alicia Ortiz, MHS Rare Genomics Institute 8504 Firestone Blvd #198 Downey, CA, 90241 United States Phone: 1 5624132581 Email: [email protected] Related Article: Correction of: http://www.i-jmr.org/2018/1/e3/ (Interact J Med Res 2018;7(1):e10707) doi:10.2196/10707 In the paper by Ortiz et al, ªEngaging a Community for Rare The corrected article will appear in the online version of the Genetic Disease: Best Practices and Education From Individual paper on the JMIR website on April 27, 2018, together with the Crowdfunding Campaignsº (Interact J Med Res 2018;7(1):e3), publication of this correction notice. Because this was made author Nicole Lipitz's last name was incorrectly spelled as after submission to PubMed, PubMed Central, and other full-text ªLipintzº. This has now been corrected. repositories, the corrected article also has been re-submitted to those repositories. Edited by G Eysenbach; submitted 05.04.18; this is a non±peer-reviewed article;accepted 05.04.18; published 27.04.18. Please cite as: Ortiz RA, Witte S, Gouw A, Sanfilippo A, Tsai R, Fumagalli D, Yu C, Lant K, Lipitz N, Shepphird J, Alvina FB, Cheng-Ho Lin J Metadata Correction: Engaging a Community for Rare Genetic Disease: Best Practices and Education From Individual Crowdfunding Campaigns Interact J Med Res 2018;7(1):e10707 URL: http://www.i-jmr.org/2018/1/e10707/ doi:10.2196/10707 PMID:30578239 ©Romina Alicia Ortiz, Steven Witte, Arvin Gouw, Ana Sanfilippo, Richard Tsai, Danielle Fumagalli, Christine Yu, Karla Lant, Nicole Lipitz, Jennifer Shepphird, Fidelia B Alvina, Jimmy Cheng-Ho Lin. Originally published in the Interactive Journal of Medical Research (http://www.i-jmr.org/), 27.04.2018. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in the Interactive Journal of Medical Research, is properly cited. The complete bibliographic information, a link to the original publication on http://www.i-jmr.org/, as well as this copyright and license information must be included. http://www.i-jmr.org/2018/1/e10707/ Interact J Med Res 2018 | vol. 7 | iss. 1 | e10707 | p.3 (page number not for citation purposes) XSL·FO RenderX INTERACTIVE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH Bosak & Park Original Paper Characteristics of Adults' Use of Facebook and the Potential Impact on Health Behavior: Secondary Data Analysis Kelly Bosak1, PhD, ANP-BC; Shin Hye Park1, PhD, RN School of Nursing, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States Corresponding Author: Kelly Bosak, PhD, ANP-BC School of Nursing University of Kansas Medical Center 3901 Rainbow Boulevard Mailstop 4043 Kansas City, KS, 66160 United States Phone: 1 913 588 1656 Fax: 1 913 588 1660 Email: [email protected] Abstract Background: Social influences are a primary factor in the adoption of health behaviors. Social media platforms, such as Facebook, disseminate information, raise awareness, and provide motivation and support for positive health behaviors. Facebook has evolved rapidly and is now a part of many individuals© daily routine. The high degree of individual engagement and low attrition rate of this platform necessitate consideration for a potentially positive impact on health behavior. Objective: The aim of this paper is to investigate the use of Facebook by adults. Knowledge is limited to the unique characteristics of Facebook users, including time spent on Facebook by adults of various age groups. Characteristics of Facebook users are important to understand to direct efforts to engage adults in future health behavior interventions. Methods: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained for this secondary analysis of existing de-identified survey data collected for the Pew Research Center. The sample included adults age 18-65 years and above. Binomial logistic regression was performed for the model of age group and Facebook use, controlling for other demographics. A multinomial logistic regression model was used for the variable of time spent on Facebook. Based on the regression models, we computed and reported the marginal effects on Facebook use and time spent of adults age groups, including age groups 18-29, 30-49, 50-64, and 65 and over. We discuss these findings in the context of the implications for promoting positive health behaviors. Results: The demographics of the final sample (N=730) included adults age 18-65 years and above (mean 48.2 yrs, SD 18.3 yrs). The majority of the participants were female (372/730, 50.9%), white (591/730, 80.9%) and non-Hispanic (671/730, 91.9%). Bivariate analysis indicated that Facebook users and nonusers differed significantly by age group (χ2=76.71, P<.001) and sex (χ2=9.04, P=.003). Among subjects aged 50 and above, the predicted probability was 66% for spending the same amount of time, 10% with increased time, and 24% with decreased time. Conclusions: The key findings of this study were Facebook use among midlife and older adults was more likely to stay the same over time, compared to the other age groups. Interestingly, the young adult age group 18-29 years was more likely to decrease their time on Facebook over time. Specifically, younger females were most likely to decrease time spent on Facebook. In general, male participants were most likely to spend the same amount of time on Facebook. These findings have implications for future health intervention research, and ultimately, for translation to the clinic setting to improve health outcomes. (Interact J Med Res 2018;7(1):e11) doi:10.2196/ijmr.9554 KEYWORDS social media; health promotion; health behavior; adults http://www.i-jmr.org/2018/1/e11/ Interact J Med Res 2018 | vol. 7 | iss. 1 | e11 | p.4 (page number not for citation purposes) XSL·FO RenderX INTERACTIVE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH Bosak & Park translate to the Facebook Groups platform making
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