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Patient and healthcare professional eHealth literacy and needs for systemic sclerosis support: a mixed methods study.

Agnes KocherMichael SimonAndrew A DwyerCatherine BlatterJasmina BogdanovicPatrizia Künzler-HeulePeter M VilligerDiana DanOliver DistlerUlrich A WalkerDunja Nicca
Published in: RMD open (2021)
Patients and professionals need education/training to support uptake of eHealth resources. Key elements include guiding patients to timely/reliable information and using eHealth to optimise patient-provider communication. Design that is responsive to end-users' needs and considers individuals with limited eHealth literacy and/or ICT access appears to be critical for acceptability.
Keyphrases
  • systemic sclerosis
  • healthcare
  • end stage renal disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • ejection fraction
  • prognostic factors
  • drug delivery
  • patient reported