Table 3 The frequency of use of mobile phone functionalities by informal caregivers of children with burns (N = 112)
Items | Number | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Everyday | Several times per week | Occasionally | Never | |
Receiving burn-related information through mobile phone calls (friends, relatives, doctors, and nurses) | 0 (0) | 15 (13.4) | 71 (63.4) | 26 (23.2) |
Receiving burn-related information through SMS (friends, relatives, doctors, and nurses) | 0 (0) | 5 (4.5) | 18 (16.1) | 89 (79.5) |
Using mobile Internet to search for burn-related information | 3 (2.7) | 15 (13.4) | 51 (45.5) | 43 (38.4) |
Using social media (such as Telegram channels, WhatsApp channel, Instagram and …) to access burn-related information | 1 (0.9) | 6 (5.4) | 48 (42.9) | 57 (50.9) |
Using Email to communicate with others (friends, relatives, doctors, and nurses) to receive burn-related information | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.9) | 111 (99.1) |
Using of applications to access burn-related information | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.9) | 111 (99.1) |