Researchers publish journal article on 鈥楨ffects of Digital Technologies on Older People鈥檚 Access to Health and Social Care鈥�
Researchers at the have authored the article '', which was published in November 2022 in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.
The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic prompted the rapid implementation of new and existing digital technologies to facilitate access to health and care services during physical distancing. Older people may be disadvantaged in that regard if they are unable to use or have access to smartphones, tablets, computers, or other technologies.
The aim of the study was to synthesize evidence on the impact of digital technologies on older adults’ access to health and social services.
The authors findings led them to recommend that further research is urgently needed in order to understand the positive and negative consequences of digital technologies on health care access and to identify the groups most vulnerable to exclusion
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