Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
DocRoom Health Research Program, Health Center, Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta, Budapest, Hungary.
Front Public Health. 2023 Jul 6;11:1215325. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1215325. eCollection 2023.
Digital health solutions could alleviate the needs of vulnerable populations in the recent period of the permacrisis, however, there are several barriers that limit their use for certain individuals. We use the four-pillar model of the novel concept of techquity to provide original evidence of the discrepancy in the willingness to try and the ability to harness healthtech in Hungary. We identified three underserved segments of society: older adults, people with long-term activity-limiting conditions, and people experiencing homelessness who could greatly benefit from digital technologies and yet use them less than the general population. We also discuss potential strategic considerations in order to promote techquity and digital inclusion among people living in vulnerable situations.
数字健康解决方案可以缓解永久危机时期弱势群体的需求，但某些人在使用数字健康解决方案时存在一些障碍。我们使用新技术公平性概念的四支柱模型，提供了匈牙利在尝试使用健康技术的意愿和能力方面存在差异的原始证据。我们确定了三个服务不足的社会群体：老年人、长期活动受限的人以及无家可归者，他们可以从数字技术中受益良多，但使用数字技术的比例却低于一般人群。我们还讨论了在促进弱势群体的技术公平性和数字包容方面的潜在战略考虑因素。
