Kiel Joan M
The Department of Health Management Systems, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA.
Med Inform Internet Med. 2005 Mar;30(1):19-23. doi: 10.1080/14639230500066900.
The elderly are the fastest growing population group. Along with their rise in numbers is their volume of use of health care services, in both number and intensity. Since many elderly live alone, can their independence be maintained such that health care costs can decrease? With the rise in technology utilization, specifically the Internet, can the elderly utilize the Internet for health care purposes? Survey methodologies conducted for this study showed that the elderly can learn to use computers and are looking for methods to stay connected and be informed. Further longitudinal research is needed to measure clinical outcomes.
老年人是增长最快的人口群体。随着他们数量的增加，他们使用医疗保健服务的数量和强度也在增加。由于许多老年人独自生活，能否维持他们的独立性从而降低医疗保健成本？随着技术利用率的提高，特别是互联网的普及，老年人能否将互联网用于医疗保健目的？本研究采用的调查方法表明，老年人能够学会使用电脑，并且正在寻找保持联系和了解信息的方法。需要进一步的纵向研究来衡量临床结果。
