Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland.
School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland.
Ann Agric Environ Med. 2023 Mar 31;30(1):127-134. doi: 10.26444/aaem/158027. Epub 2023 Jan 16.
Poland is an example of a European country that has made significant progress in digitizing healthcare during the last 5 years. There is limited data on the use of eHealth services by different socio-economic groups in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic The aim of the study was to characterize public attitudes towards the use of e-Health services in Poland, as well as to identify factors associated with the use of e-Health services among adults in Poland.
A questionnaire-based survey was carried out during 9-12 September 2022. A computer-assisted web interview methodology was used. A nationwide random quota sample of 1,092 adult Poles was selected. Questions on the use of 6 different public eHealth services in Poland and soci-economic characteristics were addressed.
Two-thirds of participants (67.1%) had received an e-prescription in the last 12 months. More than half of the participants used the Internet Patient Account (58.2%) or the patient.gov.pl website (54.9%). One-third of the participants had teleconsultation with a doctor (34.4%), and approximately one-quarter of participants had received electronic sick leave (26.9%) or used electronic information about treatment dates (26.7%). Of the ten different socio-economic factors analyzed in this study, educational level, and place of residence (p<0.05) were the most important factors associated with the use of public eHealth services among adults in Poland.
Living in rural areas or small cities is associated with a lower level of public eHealth services utilization. A relatively high interest in health education through eHealth methods was observed.
波兰是一个在过去 5 年内，在医疗数字化方面取得显著进展的欧洲国家。在 COVID-19 大流行期间，波兰不同社会经济群体使用电子健康服务的数据有限。本研究的目的是描述波兰公众对使用电子健康服务的态度，并确定与波兰成年人使用电子健康服务相关的因素。
2022 年 9 月 9 日至 12 日期间，我们进行了一项基于问卷调查的研究。使用了计算机辅助网络访谈方法。选择了全国范围内 1092 名成年波兰人的随机配额样本。调查了他们在波兰使用 6 种不同公共电子健康服务的情况和社会经济特征。
三分之二的参与者（67.1%）在过去 12 个月内收到过电子处方。超过一半的参与者使用过互联网患者账户（58.2%）或 patient.gov.pl 网站（54.9%）。三分之一的参与者曾与医生进行过远程咨询（34.4%），约四分之一的参与者曾收到过电子病假条（26.9%）或使用过电子治疗日期信息（26.7%）。在本研究分析的十种不同社会经济因素中，教育程度和居住地（p<0.05）是与波兰成年人使用公共电子健康服务最相关的两个因素。
居住在农村或小城市的人与公共电子健康服务的利用率较低有关。观察到人们对通过电子健康方法进行健康教育的兴趣相对较高。
