ICT&health August 31, 2021
Human health is determined by various factors: behavioural, social, economic, cultural, environmental. Today, digital inclusion – understood and access to information and communication technologies – and skills in dealing with them also may determine the health and well-being of individuals.
This is the opinion of the authors of the comment “Digital inclusion as a social determinant of health” published recently in Nature. The issue was rarely discussed until a few years ago, as hardly anyone had access to patient portals, healthcare applications, wearables, or smartphones.
But much has changed in recent years. Electronic medical records are gaining popularity. Almost everyone has a smartphone and can install one of the 350 000 healthcare apps. However, technological advancement does not equal digital...
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