Department of Operational Research and Mathematical Economics, The Poznań University of Economics and Business, Al. Niepodległości 10, 61-875 Poznań, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Feb 18;19(4):2340. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19042340.
The aim of this research is to analyze the disparities in the distribution of information and communication technologies and skills across geographically determined population groups and to identify the source of the inequity. Literature showed that the nature of e-Health has the potential to resolve health inequalities. However, its successful implementation depends on such factors as the accessibility of required technologies to all people, the existence of technical infrastructure as well as people having the necessary information and communication skills. Employment of the Theil index allowed us to measure and decompose the national inequality into both: between and within macro-regions differences. Data was collected from Statistics Poland. The results showed the existence of inequity and its drivers. The novelty of this research results from application of the Theil index in the field of eHealth and identification of the barrier in access to e-Health, which can be a basis for improvement in government policy.
本研究旨在分析信息和通信技术及技能在地理上确定的人群中的分布差异,并确定不平等的根源。文献表明,电子健康具有解决健康不平等的潜力。然而,其成功实施取决于各种因素,如所有人都能获得所需技术、技术基础设施的存在以及人们具备必要的信息和通信技能。泰尔指数的运用使我们能够衡量和分解国家不平等,包括:各地区之间和地区内部的差异。数据来自波兰统计局。研究结果显示了不平等及其驱动因素的存在。本研究的新颖之处在于将泰尔指数应用于电子健康领域,并确定了电子健康服务获取方面的障碍,这可以为政府政策的改进提供依据。