[Awareness and Use of Digital Health Services in Germany: A Cross-sectional Study Representative of the Population]. / Bekanntheit und Nutzung von digitalen Gesundheitsangeboten in Deutschland: eine bevölkerungsrepräsentative Querschnittsuntersuchung.
Gesundheitswesen
; 83(12): 1019-1028, 2021 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-33862648
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
In light of the current efforts of health policy to implement eHealth, the question arises which sections of the population already use online self-help in order to tailor them to users' needs. The present study aims to determine the differences in the use of health information and psychological online counseling based on socio-demographic variables, health status and previous illnesses.METHODS:
The basis for the cross-sectional data analyses using logistic regression analysis was the innovation sample of the German socio-economic panel. Data were collected from September 2016 to February 2017, with 4802 participants aged between 17-95 years.RESULTS:
Fifty-five percent of the sample searched for health information on the Internet, while 1.1% had experience with online counseling. Logistic regression analyses showed that online search for information was significantly determined by age (Odds Ratio (OR)=0.96; 95-%-CI=0.96-0.97), gender (OR=1.20; 95-%-CI=1.05-1.36), awareness of Internet therapy (OR=2.57; 95-%-CI=2.20-3.00), experience with psychotherapy (OR=1.40; 95-%-CI=1.16-1.69) and the diagnosis of asthma (OR=1.14; 95-%-CI=1.01-1.29) or stroke (OR=0.66; 95-%-CI=0.52-0.84). Regarding the use of online counseling, awareness of Internet therapy and experience with face-to-face psychotherapy proved to be significant determinants.CONCLUSION:
For the first time, a reliable picture has become available of the determinants of the awareness of internet therapy and online self-help utilization among the German public that should enable target-group-specific strategies to improve the care situation.
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Eixos temáticos:
Inovacao_tecnologica
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Telemedicina
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Serviços de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
De
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article