Older adults’ views on eHealth services: a systematic review of scientific journal articles

Noora Hirvonen; Heidi Enwald; Helena Känsäkoski; Kristina Eriksson-Backa; Hai Nguyen; Anna Maija Huhta; Isto Huvila

doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.104031

Older adults’ views on eHealth services: a systematic review of scientific journal articles

Noora Hirvonen^*, Heidi Enwald, Helena Känsäkoski, Kristina Eriksson-Backa, Hai Nguyen, Anna Maija Huhta, Isto Huvila

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Highlights
• Heterogeneous body of research exists on older adults’ views on eHealth services.
• Common themes include eHealth service uses, enablers and barriers, and outcomes.
• eHealth service use can have positive outcomes but also negative consequences.
• Methodological approach of the study is linked with the type of findings reported.
• Findings indicate a positivity bias particularly in quantitative studies.

Original language	English
Article number	104031
Number of pages	15
Journal	International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume	135
Early online date	15 Nov 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.104031
Publication status	Published - Mar 2020
Externally published	Yes

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