Mielonen Jukka, Kinnunen Ulla-Mari, Saranto Kaija, Kemppi Anssi, Kuusisto Hanna
Department of Health and Social Management, University of Eastern Finland.
Finnish Pensioners' Federation, Finland.
Stud Health Technol Inform. 2020 Nov 23;275:147-151. doi: 10.3233/SHTI200712.
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.
数字服务在医疗保健领域不断发展。欧洲人口正在老龄化，数字服务也在兴起。市场上还有大量新型医疗保健设备。本研究的目的是调查老年人如何应对数字服务或设备，尤其是那些患有慢性病的老年人。这项定量研究聚焦于慢性病对健康技术和数字服务使用的影响。本研究的目标群体是65岁及以上的芬兰人。根据研究结果，慢性病或残疾并非芬兰老年人群体使用数字服务或医疗保健技术的障碍。使用健康技术或数字服务的主要障碍是复杂性、文本晦涩或字体过小。根据这项研究，老年人似乎信任这些设备或应用程序。设备、应用程序和在线服务的设计应考虑到老年人的疾病或功能能力。
