Digital literacy as a potential barrier to implementation of cardiology tele-visits after COVID-19 pandemic:the INFO-COVID survey
Giuseppe Boriani1
Anna Maisano1
Niccolò Bonini1
Alessandro Albini1
Jacopo Francesco Imberti1
Andrea Venturelli1
Matteo Menozzi1
Valentina Ziveri1
Vernizia Morgante1
Giovanni Camaioni1
Matteo Passiatore1
Gerardo De Mitri1
Giulia Nanni1
Denise Girolami1
Riccardo Fontanesi1
Valerio Siena1
Daria Sgreccia1
Vincenzo Livio Malavasi1
Anna Chiara Valenti1
Marco Vitolo2
1.Cardiology Division,Department of Biomedical,Metabolic and Neural Sciences,University of Modena and Reggio Emilia,Policlinico di Modena,Modena,Italy2.Cardiology Division,Department of Biomedical,Metabolic and Neural Sciences,University of Modena and Reggio Emilia,Policlinico di Modena,Modena,Italy;Clinical and Experimental Medicine,University of Modena and Reggio Emilia,Modena,Italy
摘要：BACKGROUND During the COVID-19 pandemic,the implementation of telemedicine has represented a new potential option for outpatient care.The aim of our study was to evaluate digital literacy among cardiology outpatients.METHODS From March to June 2020,a survey on telehealth among cardiology outpatients was performed.Digital literacy was investigated through six main domains:age;sex;educational level;internet access;availability of internet sources;knowledge and use of teleconference software programs.RESULTS The study included 1067 patients,median age 70 years,41.3％ females.The majority of the patients (58.0％) had a sec-ondary school degree,but among patients aged ≥ 75 years old the most represented educational level was primary school or none.Overall,for internet access,there was a splitting between "never" (42.1％) and "every day" (41.0％),while only 2.7％answered "at least 1/month" and 14.2％ "at least 1/week".In the total population,the most used devices for internet access were smartphones (59.0％),and WhatsApp represented the most used app (57.3％).Internet users were younger compared to non-internet users (63 vs.78 years old,respectively) and with a higher educational level.Age and educational level were associated with non-use of internet (age-per 10-year increase odds ratio (OR) =3.07,95％ CI:2.54-3.71,secondary school OR =0.18,95％ CI:0.12-0.26,university OR =0.05,95％ CI:0.02-0.10).CONCLUSIONS Telemedicine represents an appealing option to implement medical practice,and for its development it is import-ant to address the gaps in patients' digital skills,with age and educational level being key factors in this setting.
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论文发表日期：2021-09-28
在线出版日期：2025-08-15（本平台首次上网日期，不代表文献的发表时间）
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