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The digital divide in rural and regional communities: a survey on the use of digital health technology and implications for supporting technology use.

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    • المصدر:
      Publisher: Biomed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101462768 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1756-0500 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17560500 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Res Notes Subsets: MEDLINE
    • بيانات النشر:
      Original Publication: London : Biomed Central, 2008.
    • الموضوع:
      Digital Divide* ; Telemedicine* ; Health Literacy*; Adult ; Humans ; Digital Health ; Reproducibility of Results ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Technology
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      Objective: A digital divide exists for people from rural and regional areas where they are less likely and confident to engage in digital health technologies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the digital health literacy and engagement of people from rural and regional communities, with a focus on identifying barriers and facilitators to using technology.
      Results: Forty adults living in rural/regional areas completed a survey consisting of the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) with additional items surveying participants' experience with a range of digital health technologies. All participants had used at least one digital health technology. Most (80%) participants had an eHEALS score of 26 or above indicating confidence in online health information. Commonly reported barriers to digital health technology use centred on product complexity and reliability, awareness of resources, lack of trust, and cost. Effective digital health technology use is becoming increasingly important, there may be a need to prioritise and support people with lower levels of digital health literacy. We present opportunities to support community members in using and accessing digital health technology.
      (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Accessibility; Confidence; Digital divide; Digital health; Digital literacy; Online health information; Rural health
    • الموضوع:
      Date Created: 20240329 Date Completed: 20240401 Latest Revision: 20240401
    • الموضوع:
      20240401
    • الرقم المعرف:
      PMC10976777
    • الرقم المعرف:
      10.1186/s13104-024-06687-x
    • الرقم المعرف:
      38549176