Effects of presentation formats on consumers ’ performance and perceptions in the use of personal health records among older and young adults

The healthcare system is facing a great challenge due to heavy healthcare demands from people with chronic diseases and suboptimal health status, and the ageing population [1,2]. In China, there are 300 million people suffering from various chronic diseases [3], 1.03 billion people experiencing suboptimal health status [4], and 220 million people aged 60 years or above [5]. The need to improve healthcare quality and efficiency for these populations has led to worldwide launch of initiatives that advocate the use of consumer-oriented health information technologies (CHITs) in individual ’s healthcare activities [6–8].
Source: Patient Education and Counseling - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research