dc.contributor.author | Henriquez-Camacho, Cesar | |
dc.contributor.author | Losa, Juan | |
dc.contributor.author | Miranda, J. Jaime | |
dc.contributor.author | Cheyne, Natalie E. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-04T20:29:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-04T20:29:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/10441 | |
dc.description.abstract | Aging societies worldwide propose a significant challenge to the model and organisation of the delivery of healthcare services. In developing countries, communicable and non-communicable diseases are affecting how the ageing population access healthcare; this could be due to varying reasons such as geographical barriers, limited financial support and poor literacy. New information and communication technology, such as eHealth have the potential to improve access to healthcare, information exchange and improving public and personalised medicine for elderly groups. In this article we will first frame the context of information and communication technologies in light of an aging landscape. We will also discuss the problems related to implementing the needed infrastructure for uptake of new technology, with particular emphasis on developing countries. In so doing, we highlight areas where newer technologies can serve as promising tools or vehicles to address health and healthcare-related gaps and needs of elderly people living in resource-constrained settings. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | BioMed Central | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Emerging Themes in Epidemiology | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es | |
dc.subject | human | en_US |
dc.subject | developing country | en_US |
dc.subject | Technology | en_US |
dc.subject | health care availability | en_US |
dc.subject | Internet | en_US |
dc.subject | medical informatics | en_US |
dc.subject | text messaging | en_US |
dc.subject | health care access | en_US |
dc.subject | Ageing population | en_US |
dc.subject | aging | en_US |
dc.subject | consumer health information | en_US |
dc.subject | Developing world | en_US |
dc.subject | eHealth | en_US |
dc.subject | electronic health record | en_US |
dc.subject | geriatric care | en_US |
dc.subject | health care disparity | en_US |
dc.subject | health equity | en_US |
dc.subject | information seeking | en_US |
dc.subject | mHealth | en_US |
dc.subject | mobile health | en_US |
dc.subject | mobile phone | en_US |
dc.subject | online system | en_US |
dc.subject | personalized medicine | en_US |
dc.subject | social media | en_US |
dc.subject | social network | en_US |
dc.subject | telehealth | en_US |
dc.subject | web based learning | en_US |
dc.subject | web browser | en_US |
dc.title | Addressing healthy aging populations in developing countries: Unlocking the opportunity of eHealth and mHealth | en_US |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-014-0021-4 | |
dc.subject.ocde | https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.08 | |
dc.relation.issn | 1742-7622 |
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