Electronic Health Use in a Representative Sample of 18,497 Respondents in Norway (The Seventh Tromso Study - Part 1): Population-Based Questionnaire Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Electronic health (eHealth) services may help people obtain information and manage their health, and they are gaining attention as technology improves, and as traditional health services are placed under increasing strain. We present findings from the first representative, large-scale, population-based study of eHealth use in Norway. OBJECTIVE:The objectives of this study were to examine the use of eHealth in a population above 40 years of age, the predictors of eHealth use, and the predictors of taking action following the use of these eHealth services. METHODS:Data were collected through a questionnaire given to participants in the seventh survey of the Tromsø Study (Tromsø 7). The study involved a representative sample of the Norwegian population aged above 40 years old. A su

SUBMITTER: Wynn R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7082740 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature