Validation and Assessment of a Technology Familiarity Score in Patients Attending a Symptomatic Breast Clinic

Introduction New media technologies (computers, mobile phones and the internet) have the potential to transform the healthcare information needs of patients with breast disease (Ferlay et al. in Eur J Cancer 49:1374–1403, 2013). However, patients’ current level of use and their willingness to accept new media for education and communication remain unknown.