A national survey assessing public readiness for digital health strategies against COVID-19 within the United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT: There is concern that digital public health initiatives used in the management of COVID-19 may marginalise certain population groups. There is an overlap between the demographics of groups at risk of digital exclusion (older, lower social grade, low educational attainment and ethnic minorities) and those who are vulnerable to poorer health outcomes from SARS-CoV-2. In this national survey study (n = 2040), we assessed how the UK population; particularly these overlapping groups, reported their preparedness for digital health strategies. We report, with respect to using digital information to make health decisions, that those over 60 are less comfortable (net comfort: 57%) than those between 18 and 39 (net comfort: 78%) and lower social grades are less comfortable (net comfort: 63%) than hi

SUBMITTER: Sounderajah V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7966397 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature