To explicate how experiences with patient-accessible electronic health records correspond to the expectations of the users, we present qualitative results of older adults' experiences with the Finnish national patient-accessible health record My Kanta and similar services. 24 persons, 17 women and 7 men aged 55-73, took part in the study. We interviewed six focus groups of 3-5 participants with previous experience of My Kanta, in two cities in Finland.
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Already in its infancy, the World Wide Web was predicted to be a prime tool to promote healthier behaviors. The purpose of this paper is to compare the use of and trust in health information on the Internet during two points of time, 2001 and 2009. The target group of the study is the Finnish population aged 18-65 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis article examines the health information literacy of elderly Finns. The results are based on a survey conducted in January 2011. The questionnaire was distributed to 1000 persons that were randomly drawn from the Finnish Population Register.
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