[Use and perceptions of information and communication technologies in patients with hypertension, dyslipidemia or diabetes in a national hospital in Lima, Peru]. / Uso y percepciones de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en pacientes con hipertensión arterial, dislipidemia o diabetes de un hospital nacional de Lima, Perú.
Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica
; 32(2): 283-8, 2015.
Article
in Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26338388
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to determine the use and perceptions towards information and communication technologies (ICT) in 206 patients with arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes, recruited from the outpatient clinic in a national hospital in Lima, Peru. 54.4% were older adults and 70.4% were women. The use of daily phone calls was 44.7%. Most had never used a computer (78.2%), email (84%) or the Internet (84%). Many have never sent (80.6%) or received (69.9%) a text message. 70% had at some time forgotten to take their medicine. 72.8% would like to be reminded to take their medication and 67.9% had a family member who could help them with access to ICT. Despite the low use of ICT in this population, there is willingness and expectation from the patients to participate in programs that implement them.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Medical Informatics
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Communication
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Dyslipidemias
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Consumer Health Information
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Information Seeking Behavior
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Hypertension
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Peru
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica
Journal subject:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Year:
2015
Type:
Article