Sociodemographic Factors Influencing the Use of eHealth in People with Chronic Diseases.

ABSTRACT: Alongside the growing number of older persons, the prevalence of chronic diseases is increasing, leading to higher pressure on health care services. eHealth is considered a solution for better and more efficient health care. However, not every patient is able to use eHealth, for several reasons. This study aims to provide an overview of: (1) sociodemographic factors that influence the use of eHealth; and (2) suggest directions for interventions that will improve the use of eHealth in patients with chronic disease. A structured literature review of PubMed, ScienceDirect, Association for Computing Machinery Digital Library (ACMDL), and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) was conducted using four sets of keywords: "chronic disease", "eHealth", "factors", and "sug

SUBMITTER: Reiners F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6406337 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature