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

    Tutkimustuotos: KonferenssiartikkeliScientificvertaisarvioitu

    3 Sitaatiot (Scopus)

    Abstrakti

    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.

    AlkuperäiskieliEnglanti
    OtsikkoIntegrated Citizen Centered Digital Health and Social Care
    AlaotsikkoCitizens as Data Producers and Service co-Creators - Proceedings of the EFMI 2020 Special Topic Conference
    ToimittajatAlpo Varri, Jaime Delgado, Parisis Gallos, Maria Hagglund, Kristiina Hayrinen, Ulla-Mari Kinnunen, Louise B. Pape-Haugaard, Laura-Maria Peltonen, Kaija Saranto, Philip Scott
    KustantajaIOS Press BV
    Sivut147-151
    Sivumäärä5
    ISBN (elektroninen)9781643681443
    DOI - pysyväislinkit
    TilaJulkaistu - 23 marrask. 2020
    OKM-julkaisutyyppiA4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa
    TapahtumaEFMI Conference -
    Kesto: 26 marrask. 202027 marrask. 2020

    Julkaisusarja

    NimiStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
    Vuosikerta275
    ISSN (painettu)0926-9630
    ISSN (elektroninen)1879-8365

    Conference

    ConferenceEFMI Conference
    Ajanjakso26/11/2027/11/20

    Julkaisufoorumi-taso

    • Jufo-taso 1

    !!ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Health Informatics
    • Health Information Management

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