ArticleJMIR aging2020
The Use of Internet-Based Health and Care Services by Elderly People in Europe and the Importance of the Country Context: Multilevel Study.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Digital Inequalities in the Use of eHealth Services in European Public Health Care Systems: Systematic Review of Observational Studies.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- eHealth for Addressing Balance Disorders in the Elderly: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
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- Study on the "digital divide" in the continuous utilization of Internet medical services for older adults: Combination with PLS-SEM and fsQCA analysis approach.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Internet use and life satisfaction among empty nesters in rural areas of Yangzhou: based on propensity score matching and mediating effect model.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Attitudes of German General Practitioners Toward eHealth Apps for Dementia Risk Reduction: Qualitative Interview Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
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- Effect of internet usage on the life satisfaction of the elderly spousal caregivers of disabled elderly.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Exploring online health information seeking and sharing among older adults: a mini-review about acceptance, potentials, and barriers.Frontiers in digital health · 2024Review
- Older adults' awareness of modifiable risk and protective factors for dementia and interest in eHealth interventions for brain health: a comparison between the Netherlands and Germany.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Use of information communication technologies by older people and telemedicine adoption during COVID-19: a longitudinal study.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2023Article
- The Digital Divide in Brazil and Barriers to Telehealth and Equal Digital Health Care: Analysis of Internet Access Using Publicly Available Data.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Review
- Social Media Listening and Digital Profiling Study of People With Headache and Migraine: Retrospective Infodemiology Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Predicting Internet Use and Digital Competence Among Older Adults Using Performance Tests of Visual, Physical, and Cognitive Functioning: Longitudinal Population-Based Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundDigital health care is becoming increasingly important, but it has the risk of further increasing the digital divide, as not all individuals have the opportunity, skills, and knowledge to fully benefit from potential advantages. In particular, elderly people have less experience with the internet, and hence, they are in danger of being excluded. Knowledge on the influences of the adoption of internet-based health and care services by elderly people will help to develop and promote strategies for decreasing the digital divide.
objectiveThis study examined if and how elderly people are using digital services to access health and social care. Moreover, it examined what personal characteristics are associated with using these services and if there are country differences.
methodsData for this study were obtained from the Special Eurobarometer 460 (SB 460), which collected data on Europeans' handling of and attitudes toward digital technologies, robots, and artificial intelligence, including data on the use of internet-based health and social care services, among 27,901 EU citizens aged 15 years or older. Multilevel logistic regression models were adopted to analyze the association of using the internet for health and social care services with several individual and country-level variables.
resultsAt the individual level, young age, high education, high social class, and living in an urban area were positively associated with a high probability of using internet-based health and social services. At the country level, the proportion of elderly people who participated in any training activity within the last month was positively associated with the proportion of elderly people using these services.
conclusionsThe probability of using internet-based health and social services and their accompanying advantages strongly depend on the socioeconomic background. Training and educational programs might be helpful to mitigate these differences.
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