Digital Health Applications in Access to Health Service From the Perspective of Older Adults: "It Is Difficult to Keep up With the Digital Age …".

IF 1.7 4区医学 Q2 NURSING

Public Health Nursing Pub Date : 2025-07-14 DOI:10.1111/phn.70005

Damla Şahin Büyük, Çetinkaya Aynur, Bilgin Nurcan

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Abstract

Objective: This study aims to explore the experiences of older adults in Türkiye regarding widely used digital health information systems in healthcare and to develop a conceptual process model based on these experiences.

Design and sample: The research was conducted based on a qualitative approach using a grounded theory design. In-depth interviews were conducted with nine individuals aged 65 and above, selected through criterion and snowball sampling. Data were analyzed using content analysis.

Results: The categories identified through in-vivo coding were: "We have grown old…" (f = 115), "It is necessary to be prepared for everything" (f = 69), "It is difficult to keep up with the digital age" (f = 97), and "It is not difficult" (f = 93).

Conclusion: The study revealed that older adults prefer traditional methods for healthcare access and encounter barriers like lack of knowledge, usability issues, and technological anxiety with digital systems. However, they also recognized the benefits of digital health. It concludes that digital services should be more inclusive and user-friendly for older adults.

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从老年人的角度看数字健康在获取健康服务中的应用：“很难跟上数字时代……”

目的：本研究旨在探讨我国老年人在医疗保健中广泛使用数字健康信息系统的经验，并基于这些经验建立一个概念过程模型。设计与样本：本研究采用定性方法，采用扎根理论设计。通过标准和滚雪球抽样的方式，对9名65岁及以上的老年人进行了深度访谈。数据采用内容分析法进行分析。结果：通过体内编码识别的类别为：“我们已经老了……”（f = 115），“有必要做好一切准备”（f = 69），“很难跟上数字时代”（f = 97），“不难”（f = 93）。结论：该研究表明，老年人更喜欢传统的医疗保健获取方法，并遇到诸如缺乏知识、可用性问题和数字系统技术焦虑等障碍。然而，他们也认识到数字健康的好处。报告的结论是，数字服务应该对老年人更具包容性和用户友好性。

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来源期刊

Public Health Nursing 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

3.50

自引率

4.80%

发文量

117

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Public Health Nursing publishes empirical research reports, program evaluations, and case reports focused on populations at risk across the lifespan. The journal also prints articles related to developments in practice, education of public health nurses, theory development, methodological innovations, legal, ethical, and public policy issues in public health, and the history of public health nursing throughout the world. While the primary readership of the Journal is North American, the journal is expanding its mission to address global public health concerns of interest to nurses.