Barriers to digital health services among people living in areas of socioeconomic disadvantage: Research from hospital diabetes and antenatal clinics.

Toby Freeman Matthew Fisher Kristen Foley Mark A Boyd Paul Russell WardGai McMichaelAnthony ZimmermannGustaaf Dekker

Published in: Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals (2021)

There are socioeconomic barriers to access, use of, and ability to benefit from digital health strategies that mean not everyone will be able to benefit from digital health services. SO WHAT?: As COVID-19 accelerates the shift towards digital health services, people experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage may be excluded. If barriers to access and use are not addressed, they will exacerbate already increasing health inequities.

Keyphrases

healthcare
public health
mental health
sars cov
type diabetes
pregnant women
cardiovascular disease
primary care
health information
emergency department
glycemic control
human health
risk assessment
climate change
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle
adverse drug