<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>One of the most dynamically evolving sectors of our days is eHealth. More and more applications, software, devices, etc. are launched that make healthcare segments accessible not only for professionals but for laics, too. This study examines to what extent the adult Hungarian population of Mureş County is ready to become eHealth participative, i.e. an active agent of its own healthcare attendance, in order to make use of the advantages offered by modern technologies that provide information and help understand our diseases, their prevention, and health maintenance. The probability of eHealth usage is approximated by the frequency of Internet usage. Social determinants of info-communication tool usage are assessed, controlling for covariates. Age has the strongest impact upon the frequency of Internet usage. The younger is the respondent, the more likely he/she is to be a frequent user, and, apart from this, only the educational level determines Internet use, higher education implying more frequent usage.</p></abstract>

One of the most dynamically evolving sectors of our days is eHealth. More and more applications, software, devices, etc. are launched that make healthcare segments accessible not only for professionals but for laics, too. This study examines to what extent the adult Hungarian population of Mureş County is ready to become eHealth participative, i.e. an active agent of its own healthcare attendance, in order to make use of the advantages offered by modern technologies that provide information and help understand our diseases, their prevention, and health maintenance. The probability of eHealth usage is approximated by the frequency of Internet usage. Social determinants of info-communication tool usage are assessed, controlling for covariates. Age has the strongest impact upon the frequency of Internet usage. The younger is the respondent, the more likely he/she is to be a frequent user, and, apart from this, only the educational level determines Internet use, higher education implying more frequent usage.

Receptivity to eHealth Services in the Hungarian Population of Mureş County, Romania

Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Social Analysis

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One of the most dynamically evolving sectors of our days is eHealth. More and more applications, software, devices, etc. are launched that make healthcare...

Receptivity to eHealth Services in the Hungarian Population of Mureş County, Romania

Published Online: Oct 16, 2018

Page range: 41 - 54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aussoc-2018-0003

Keywords
eHealth, info-communication tool usage, digital inequalities

© 2018 Katalin Harangus et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Receptivity to eHealth Services in the Hungarian Population of Mureş County, Romania

Published Online: Oct 16, 2018

Page range: 41 - 54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aussoc-2018-0003

KeywordseHealth, info-communication tool usage, digital inequalities

© 2018 Katalin Harangus et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
eHealth, info-communication tool usage, digital inequalities