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dc.contributor.authorSönnerfors, Pernilla
dc.contributor.authorRoaldsen, Kirsti Skavberg
dc.contributor.authorStåhle, Agneta
dc.contributor.authorWadell, Karin
dc.contributor.authorHalvarsson, Alexandra
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-15T06:33:02Z
dc.date.available2021-09-15T06:33:02Z
dc.date.issued2021-06-10
dc.description.abstract<i>Background</i> - The use of information technology can make pulmonary rehabilitation interventions in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) more flexible and thereby has the potential to reach a larger proportion of the population. However, the success of using information technology in pulmonary rehabilitation is dependent on the end-user’s competence in information technology and access to the Internet. The aim was to describe the access to, and the use, knowledge, and preferences of information technology and technical equipment among people with COPD.<br><br> <i>Methods</i> - Telephone interviews were conducted using a standardised questionnaire on information technology and technical devises addressing the household, access to and usage of the Internet, contact with authorities, e-commerce, security, the workplace, digital competence, and disabilities. Questions were also posed regarding participants’ views on a future eHealth tool for COPD, appropriate content, and the potential likelihood for them to use an eHealth tool for exercise training.<br><br> <i>Results</i> - In total 137 persons agreed to participate, 17 dropped out resulting in 120 included participants (response rate 88%). The participants (86 women) were aged 51 to 92 years (mean: 72.5), and all severity grades of COPD according to GOLD A-D were represented. Over 90% had access to the Internet. Smartphones were used by 81%, and over 90% used apps. Participants had high knowledge of how to use the Internet, 91% had used the Internet during the last 3 months, 85% almost every day. The most common requests for a future eHealth tool for COPD were evidence-based and trustworthy information on COPD, (including medication, exercise training, inhalation and breathing techniques), communication (chat) with others and with health carers. Access to individually adjusted exercise training, and support, (motivation via prompts, chat rooms, digital information board) was also desired.<br><br> <i>Conclusions</i> - The present study showed that people with COPD in Sweden have high access and ability to use the Internet and information technology. They are frequent users and most of them take part in the digital society, even to a higher extent than the general population. The results show that the use of an eHealth tool could be a suitable strategy for people with COPD.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSönnerfors, Roaldsen, Ståhle, Wadell, Halvarsson. Access to, use, knowledge, and preferences for information technology and technical equipment among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Sweden. A cross-sectional survey study. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 2021;21en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1921022
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12911-021-01544-4
dc.identifier.issn1472-6947
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/22520
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.relation.journalBMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700en_US
dc.titleAccess to, use, knowledge, and preferences for information technology and technical equipment among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Sweden. A cross-sectional survey studyen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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