Secular Trends in Information Communications Technology: Access, Use, and Attitudes of Young and Older Patients With Diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advances in information communications technology (ICT) provide opportunities for enhanced diabetes care. Knowledge of the more acceptable communication modalities in patients of different ages will help to inform the direction of future innovations.

Methods

An anonymous ICT survey (examining access and use of mobile phones, computers, tablets, and the Internet and attitudes toward e-mail, Web-based consultations, and online peer-support) was conducted at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Diabetes Centre in Sydney, Australia. Survey deployment occurred during 4-month periods in 2012 and 2017. Respondents were stratified by current age (<40 or ≥40 years).

Results

A total of 614 unselected patients (20% with type 1 diabetes, 55% with type 2 diabetes, 13% with

SUBMITTER: Middleton TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7026750 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature