The eHealth usage during COVID-19 pandemic 2020 year–Case of Poland

ABSTRACT: According to the DESI 2022 digital economy and society ranking, Poland still ranks in one of the last position. Although, in digitising healthcare Poland has made significant progress over the last five years, some inequities in the usage of eHealth have been recognised. This has become an especially important topic after the COVID-19 pandemic. Suddenly, eHealth innovations were much needed to maintain the accessibility of healthcare. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore determinants of eHealth usage by Poles and identify existing potential barriers. Data was collected from the databases of Statistic Poland and statistical methods were employed in this research. The results showed that five variables such as Internet access, Internet use, Internet skills and average monthly disposabl

SUBMITTER: Jankowiak M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10473534 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature