TY - JOUR
T1 - Outside the digital bubble
T2 - digital illiteracy is common and deserves more attention when implementing eHealth
AU - Metting, Esther
AU - Hage, Eveline
PY - 2024/6/24
Y1 - 2024/6/24
N2 - While the COVID-19 pandemic has severed as a catalyst for a digital revolution in health care, relevant populations are now facing digital exclusion due to their low digital literacy. We use Eurostat data to identify citizen groups at risk of such exclusion, which include amongst others: the low educated, the economically inactive, and the elderly. We argue that without a tailored approach, the digital revolution in health care is likely to reinforce existing health inequalities between populations.
AB - While the COVID-19 pandemic has severed as a catalyst for a digital revolution in health care, relevant populations are now facing digital exclusion due to their low digital literacy. We use Eurostat data to identify citizen groups at risk of such exclusion, which include amongst others: the low educated, the economically inactive, and the elderly. We argue that without a tailored approach, the digital revolution in health care is likely to reinforce existing health inequalities between populations.
U2 - 10.2139/ssrn.4246806
DO - 10.2139/ssrn.4246806
M3 - Article
SN - 2590-2911
VL - 10
JO - Social Sciences & Humanities Open
JF - Social Sciences & Humanities Open
M1 - 101001
ER -