利用社区Wi-Fi和数字健康使用空间
Erin M Spaulding1,2,3, Hailey N Miller1, Faith E Metlock1
1Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Frontiers in public health
|June 24, 2024
概括
社区Wi-Fi和空间可以改善边缘化群体的数字健康接入,包括老年人和低收入人群. 解决隐私问题是弥合数字沟和加强医疗保健公平的关键.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 医疗信息学 医疗信息学
- 数字股权数字股权
背景情况:
- 数字健康差异不成比例地影响边缘化人口,包括老年人,低收入人群和种族/民族少数群体.
- 数字化准入和识字是健康的关键社会决定因素,影响医疗保健准入和数字化卫生工具的使用.
- 数字沟加剧了弱势群体现有的医疗保健接入挑战.
研究的目的:
- 探索利用社区Wi-Fi和公共空间的潜力,以加强数字接入和数字健康使用.
- 识别与利用社区资源促进数字健康公平相关的挑战和机会.
- 讨论弥合医疗保健获取数字沟的策略.
主要方法:
- 关于使用社区Wi-Fi和数字健康空间的文献综述.
- 分析现有证据,以促进公共场所如图书馆的远程医疗服务.
- 讨论与公共Wi-Fi和共享数字空间相关的隐私和安全问题.
主要成果:
- 有限的证据表明,社区Wi-Fi和空间可以支持远程医疗服务.
- 隐私和安全问题是图书馆员和医疗保健专业人员在公共Wi-Fi使用方面面临的重大障碍.
- 多层次的利益相关者合作是必要的,以改善数字接入,识字和定制支持.
结论:
- 利用社区Wi-Fi和空间是增加数字健康可访问性和采用的有希望的策略.
- 解决数字健康差异需要共同努力,提高数字素养,并提供基于社区的技术支持.
- 克服数字健康不平等需要采取协调一致的方法,涉及各种利益相关者,以确保平等获得护理.
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