The effect of chronic diseases on the use of health technology and digital services in the elderly population in Finland

Jukka Mielonen; Ulla Mari Kinnunen; Kaija Saranto; Anssi Kemppi; Hanna Kuusisto

doi:10.3233/SHTI200712

The effect of chronic diseases on the use of health technology and digital services in the elderly population in Finland

Jukka Mielonen, Ulla Mari Kinnunen, Kaija Saranto, Anssi Kemppi, Hanna Kuusisto

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Abstract

Digital services are growing in the health-care field. The population in Europe is aging, and digital services are on the rise. There are also plenty of new health-care devices on the market. The aim of this study was to survey how elderly people cope with digital services or devices, especially if they are chronically ill. This quantitative study focuses on the impact of chronic diseases on the use of health technology and digital services. The target group of this study is Finnish people aged 65 or over. Based on the results, a chronic disease or disability is not an obstacle to the use of digital services or health-care technology in the Finnish elderly population. The main obstacles to the use of health technology or digital services are complexity, obscure text, or small font size. According to this study, elderly people seem to trust the device or application. Devices, applications, and online services should be designed so that elderly people's diseases or ability to function are considered.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Integrated Citizen Centered Digital Health and Social Care
Subtitle of host publication	Citizens as Data Producers and Service co-Creators - Proceedings of the EFMI 2020 Special Topic Conference
Editors	Alpo Varri, Jaime Delgado, Parisis Gallos, Maria Hagglund, Kristiina Hayrinen, Ulla-Mari Kinnunen, Louise B. Pape-Haugaard, Laura-Maria Peltonen, Kaija Saranto, Philip Scott
Publisher	IOS Press BV
Pages	147-151
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781643681443
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI200712
Publication status	Published - 23 Nov 2020
Publication type	A4 Article in conference proceedings
Event	EFMI Conference - Duration: 26 Nov 2020 → 27 Nov 2020

Publication series

Name	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume	275
ISSN (Print)	0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)	1879-8365

Conference

Conference	EFMI Conference
Period	26/11/20 → 27/11/20

Keywords

Digital services
Disease
Health care
Health technology

Publication forum classification

Publication forum level 1

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biomedical Engineering
Health Informatics
Health Information Management

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Mielonen, J., Kinnunen, U. M., Saranto, K., Kemppi, A., & Kuusisto, H. (2020). The effect of chronic diseases on the use of health technology and digital services in the elderly population in Finland. In A. Varri, J. Delgado, P. Gallos, M. Hagglund, K. Hayrinen, U.-M. Kinnunen, L. B. Pape-Haugaard, L.-M. Peltonen, K. Saranto, & P. Scott (Eds.), Integrated Citizen Centered Digital Health and Social Care: Citizens as Data Producers and Service co-Creators - Proceedings of the EFMI 2020 Special Topic Conference (pp. 147-151). (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 275). IOS Press BV. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI200712

Mielonen, Jukka ; Kinnunen, Ulla Mari ; Saranto, Kaija et al. / The effect of chronic diseases on the use of health technology and digital services in the elderly population in Finland. Integrated Citizen Centered Digital Health and Social Care: Citizens as Data Producers and Service co-Creators - Proceedings of the EFMI 2020 Special Topic Conference. editor / Alpo Varri ; Jaime Delgado ; Parisis Gallos ; Maria Hagglund ; Kristiina Hayrinen ; Ulla-Mari Kinnunen ; Louise B. Pape-Haugaard ; Laura-Maria Peltonen ; Kaija Saranto ; Philip Scott. IOS Press BV, 2020. pp. 147-151 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics).

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Mielonen, J, Kinnunen, UM, Saranto, K, Kemppi, A & Kuusisto, H 2020, The effect of chronic diseases on the use of health technology and digital services in the elderly population in Finland. in A Varri, J Delgado, P Gallos, M Hagglund, K Hayrinen, U-M Kinnunen, LB Pape-Haugaard, L-M Peltonen, K Saranto & P Scott (eds), Integrated Citizen Centered Digital Health and Social Care: Citizens as Data Producers and Service co-Creators - Proceedings of the EFMI 2020 Special Topic Conference. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 275, IOS Press BV, pp. 147-151, EFMI Conference, 26/11/20. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI200712

The effect of chronic diseases on the use of health technology and digital services in the elderly population in Finland. / Mielonen, Jukka; Kinnunen, Ulla Mari; Saranto, Kaija et al.
Integrated Citizen Centered Digital Health and Social Care: Citizens as Data Producers and Service co-Creators - Proceedings of the EFMI 2020 Special Topic Conference. ed. / Alpo Varri; Jaime Delgado; Parisis Gallos; Maria Hagglund; Kristiina Hayrinen; Ulla-Mari Kinnunen; Louise B. Pape-Haugaard; Laura-Maria Peltonen; Kaija Saranto; Philip Scott. IOS Press BV, 2020. p. 147-151 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 275).

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Mielonen J, Kinnunen UM, Saranto K, Kemppi A, Kuusisto H. The effect of chronic diseases on the use of health technology and digital services in the elderly population in Finland. In Varri A, Delgado J, Gallos P, Hagglund M, Hayrinen K, Kinnunen UM, Pape-Haugaard LB, Peltonen LM, Saranto K, Scott P, editors, Integrated Citizen Centered Digital Health and Social Care: Citizens as Data Producers and Service co-Creators - Proceedings of the EFMI 2020 Special Topic Conference. IOS Press BV. 2020. p. 147-151. (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics). doi: 10.3233/SHTI200712

The effect of chronic diseases on the use of health technology and digital services in the elderly population in Finland

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