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European eHealth Trends : expectations, implications and actions Tove Sørensen Project Manager ’eHealth Trends’, Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine eHealth 2006 Conference, Malaga, Spain10-12 May 2006. background. digital opportunities (D Bogdan and V Gray, ITU, ).
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European eHealth Trends:expectations, implications and actionsTove SørensenProject Manager ’eHealth Trends’, Norwegian Centre for TelemedicineeHealth 2006 Conference, Malaga, Spain10-12 May 2006
digital opportunities(D Bogdan and V Gray, ITU, ) . Source: ITU World Telecommunication Indicators Database.
digital divide (D Bogdan and V Gray ITU) Source: ITU World Telecommunication Indicators Database.
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eHealth trends: a study of seven European countries • Focusing on the “new patients or consumers” and the digital divide in Europe • Developing a European survey on eHealth consumer trends, 18 months interval • A citizens’ approach • Patients • Patients’ friends and relatives • Citizens in general • Co-funded by DG SANCO (2005-2008)
Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine, University Hospital of North Norway, Norway (NST) Fyns Amt, Danish Centre for Health Telematics, Denmark (Funen) Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Lehrstuhl für Medizinische Informatik, Germany (IMI) Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas, Greece (FORTH) Health Promotion State Agency, Latvia (HPSA) Wroclaw Medical University, Poland (Wroclaw) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal (Aveiro) seven European countries
objectives • Assess peoples’ current use of Internet-based services for health purposes • Assess peoples’ attitudes to the use of Internet-based services for health purposes • Assess peoples’ expectationswith regard to eHealth services from their family doctors
three dimensions • SPACE: Examine if there is a difference in the population’s use of, their attitudes and needs of eHealth accross Europe • TIME: Examine if and to what degree the findings change through the study period • ACCESS: Relate the findings concerning the above mentioned objectives to peoples’ degree of Internet access
method • Survey conducted by telephone interviews on a representative sample of the population • Same questionnaire at the same time, week 40-45 in 2005 • Optional country specific questions. Maximum total length: 15 min • 2nd survey planned in spring 2007
research area • Internet access and frequency • Sources of information about health and illness • Purpose or areas of use • Impacts • Importance • Expectations towards health care sector
what do we find? • General Internet use and searching for health information follow the same geographical distribution • Searching for health information is most common • Today, the Internet seems to be a supplement – not a replacement for f-t-f health services
who are the typical users? General Internet use (2005) • Young men • Well educated with good income • Living in urban areas Internet for health purposes • Young women • White collar
impacts N=1007
Norwegian – trends 2001-2005 • Use of Internet for health purposes is increasing (as is Internet use in general) • Still, doctors and other health care professionals are the No1 channel for health information • Citizens would like doctors who offer eHealth services
action on different levels • Individuals: citizens in general, patients, next of kin and health professionals • Organisations: (e)health providers, patient-organisations, unions, academia • Systems: Policy-makers, public health systems
concluding remarks • acknowledge information access as a resource, not a threat • recognise new research agenda • decrease the e-gap in the population • look back, catch up, think future
thank you for your attention project web-site: www.telemed.no/eHealthTrends tove.sorensen@telemed.no
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