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Barriers to creating a digitally inclusive environment for the future use of eHealth for clients with mild intellectual disabilities at Baalderborggroep and Frion
Hesselink, Jara (2024) Barriers to creating a digitally inclusive environment for the future use of eHealth for clients with mild intellectual disabilities at Baalderborggroep and Frion.
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| Abstract: | Goal:This study aims to identify the barriers to creating a digitally inclusive environment for future eHealth use among individuals with mild intellectual disabilities at Baalderborggroep and Frion. By understanding these barriers, strategies can be developed to overcome these barriers and ensure that eHealth technologies are effectively implemented and utilized in the future. Method:A qualitative research design was conducted, involving interviews with clients and caregivers from Baalderborggroep and Frion. The study focused on the four dimensions of digital inclusion as proposed by van Dijk: material access, usage, attitude and motivation and digital skills. The interviews aimed to identify the barriers within these dimensions which make creating a digitally inclusive environment and therefore using eHealth difficult. Results:The study identified several barriers to digital inclusion. While access to technology is generally not a problem, budget constraints and caregiver influence limit the access. Clients primarily use technology for entertainment, limiting their digital engagement in more functional applications. Positive attitudes towards technology are largely confined to fun uses, creating a motivational barrier for using technology for other purposes like eHealth. Also caregivers face several motivational barriers. Additionally, the digital skills of clients are often low according to caregivers, but high according to clients. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Clients: | Baalderborggroep, Ommen, Nederland Frion, Zwolle, Nederland |
| Faculty: | TNW: Science and Technology |
| Subject: | 01 general works, 02 science and culture in general, 44 medicine |
| Programme: | Health Sciences MSc (66851) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/103656 |
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