Chronic disease, geographic location and socioeconomic disadvantage as obstacles to equitable access to e-health
Despite recent public attention to e-health as a solution to rising healthcare costs and an ageing population, there have been relatively few studies examining the geographical pattern of e-health usage. This paper argues for an equitable approach to e-health and attention to the way in which e-heal...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Published: |
Health Information Management Association of Australia
2010
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.himaa.org.au/members/journal/HIMJ_39_2_2010/Han_et_al_Obstacles_to_ehealth_access.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45554 |
| _version_ | 1848757318370459648 |
|---|---|
| author | Han, J. Sunderland, N. Kendall, E. Gudes, Ori Henniker, G. |
| author_facet | Han, J. Sunderland, N. Kendall, E. Gudes, Ori Henniker, G. |
| author_sort | Han, J. |
| building | Curtin Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | Despite recent public attention to e-health as a solution to rising healthcare costs and an ageing population, there have been relatively few studies examining the geographical pattern of e-health usage. This paper argues for an equitable approach to e-health and attention to the way in which e-health initiatives can produce locational health inequalities, particularly in socioeconomically disadvantagedareas. In this paper, we use a case study to demonstrate geographical variation in Internet accessibility, Internet status and prevalence of chronic diseases within a small district. There are significant disparities in access to health information within socioeconomically disadvantaged areas. The most vulnerable people in these areas are likely to have limited availability of, or access to Internet healthcare resources.They are also more likely to have complex chronic diseases and, therefore, be in greatest need of these resources. This case study demonstrates the importance of an equitable approach to e-health information technologies and telecommunications infrastructure. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-14T09:26:11Z |
| format | Journal Article |
| id | curtin-20.500.11937-45554 |
| institution | Curtin University Malaysia |
| institution_category | Local University |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-14T09:26:11Z |
| publishDate | 2010 |
| publisher | Health Information Management Association of Australia |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-455542017-01-30T15:21:44Z Chronic disease, geographic location and socioeconomic disadvantage as obstacles to equitable access to e-health Han, J. Sunderland, N. Kendall, E. Gudes, Ori Henniker, G. chronic disease access to health care telecommunications socioeconomic status health services accessibility geographic factors internet Despite recent public attention to e-health as a solution to rising healthcare costs and an ageing population, there have been relatively few studies examining the geographical pattern of e-health usage. This paper argues for an equitable approach to e-health and attention to the way in which e-health initiatives can produce locational health inequalities, particularly in socioeconomically disadvantagedareas. In this paper, we use a case study to demonstrate geographical variation in Internet accessibility, Internet status and prevalence of chronic diseases within a small district. There are significant disparities in access to health information within socioeconomically disadvantaged areas. The most vulnerable people in these areas are likely to have limited availability of, or access to Internet healthcare resources.They are also more likely to have complex chronic diseases and, therefore, be in greatest need of these resources. This case study demonstrates the importance of an equitable approach to e-health information technologies and telecommunications infrastructure. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45554 http://www.himaa.org.au/members/journal/HIMJ_39_2_2010/Han_et_al_Obstacles_to_ehealth_access.pdf Health Information Management Association of Australia restricted |
| spellingShingle | chronic disease access to health care telecommunications socioeconomic status health services accessibility geographic factors internet Han, J. Sunderland, N. Kendall, E. Gudes, Ori Henniker, G. Chronic disease, geographic location and socioeconomic disadvantage as obstacles to equitable access to e-health |
| title | Chronic disease, geographic location and socioeconomic disadvantage as obstacles to equitable access to e-health |
| title_full | Chronic disease, geographic location and socioeconomic disadvantage as obstacles to equitable access to e-health |
| title_fullStr | Chronic disease, geographic location and socioeconomic disadvantage as obstacles to equitable access to e-health |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chronic disease, geographic location and socioeconomic disadvantage as obstacles to equitable access to e-health |
| title_short | Chronic disease, geographic location and socioeconomic disadvantage as obstacles to equitable access to e-health |
| title_sort | chronic disease, geographic location and socioeconomic disadvantage as obstacles to equitable access to e-health |
| topic | chronic disease access to health care telecommunications socioeconomic status health services accessibility geographic factors internet |
| url | http://www.himaa.org.au/members/journal/HIMJ_39_2_2010/Han_et_al_Obstacles_to_ehealth_access.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45554 |