Sine Rossen|Lars Kayser|Jette Vibe-Petersen|Mathias Ried?Larsen|Jesper Christensen
Technology in exercise-based cancer rehabilitation: a cross-sectional study of receptiveness and readiness for e-Health utilization in Danish cancer rehabilitation
Copenhagen University Hospital|University of Copenhagen|Copenhagen University Hospital|Copenhagen University Hospital
background recent years increased focus technology within cancer survivorship physical activity rehabilitation failure acknowledge individuals wishes andor limitations use technology introduces risk neglecting excluding lowresource individuals thus adding already existing inequity within cancer management important identify vulnerable subpopulations particular needs introducing health technology offer appropriate rehabilitation support individuals taking advantage technology physical activity rehabilitation report population cancer survivors referred municipalitybased rehabilitation segmented according receptiveness readiness health technology utilization understand potential barriers towards using technology methods used crosssectional design convenience sampling among danish cancer survivors n 305 referred rehabilitation participants completed questionnaire survey covering background information new tool assess selfreported health technology readiness demographic disease behavioral factors described relation participants receptiveness use technology physical activity rehabilitation participants stratified according health technology readiness resulting groups described regards abovementioned factors results almost 30 participants unreceptive use technology relation physical activity rehabilitation characterized vulnerable regards sociodemographic characteristics scoring lower dimensions related ehealth literacy stratification participants according health technology readiness profile revealed four distinct profiles significantly different sociodemographic disease behavioral factors conclusion reduce risk alienating lowresource individuals introducing health technology evaluation individuals receptiveness use technology rehabilitation context readiness health technology may help tailor extent technology offered assist cancer survivors