Factors that influence technophobia in Chinese older patients with ischemic stroke: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older patients with ischemic stroke often have a large number of medical needs, technophobia refers to the irrational anxiety and fear of digital technologies such as mobile communication equipment, artificial intelligence and robots, resulting in emotional reactions such as fear and tension, which will lead individuals to avoid using technology. However, the research on these patients' technophobia and the factors that may lead to it is limited.  AIMS: This study aimed to investigate the status of technophobia and analyze its influencing factors in Chinese older patients with ischemic stroke.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 204 older patients with ischemic stroke in a tertiary hospital in Tianjin from March 2023 to March 2024. The Technophobia

SUBMITTER: Sun Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12363053 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature