Ana Rita Pedro, Beatriz Raposo, Luís Luís, Odete Amaral, Ana Escoval, Sara Simões Dias
Portuguese Version of the HLS-EU-Q6 and HLS-EU-Q16 Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties
International journal of environmental research and public health
development telehealth telemedicine form increased teleconsultation medical telemonitoring accelerated covid19 health crisis france ensure continued access care population since new information communication technologies icts diverse likely transform health care system organized need better understand public attitudes toward relationship peoples current experience health care study aimed determine french general populations perception usefulness video recordingbroadcasting vrb mobile health mhealth apps medical consultations france covid19 health crisis factors associated perception data collected 2003 people 2 waves online survey alongside health literacy survey 2019 1003 may 2020 1000 january 2021 based quota sampling survey collected sociodemographic characteristics health literacy levels trust political representatives perceived health status perceived usefulness vrb medical consultations measured combining 2 responses concerning technology consultations perceived usefulness mhealth apps measured combining 2 responses concerning usefulness booking doctor appointments communicating patientreported outcomes doctors majority 12392003 62 respondents considered use mhealth apps useful 276 5512003 declared vrb useful factors associated perceived usefulness technologies younger age 55 years trust political representatives vrb adjusted odds ratio aor 168 95 ci 131217 mhealth apps aor 188 95 ci 142248 higher sufficient excellent health literacy period beginning covid19 epidemic living urban area limited daily activities also associated perceiving vrb positively perceived usefulness mhealth apps increased level education also higher people 3 consultations medical specialist important differences attitudes toward new icts perceived usefulness lower vrb mhealth apps moreover decreased initial months covid19 pandemic also possibility new inequalities hence despite potential benefits vrb mhealth apps people low health literacy considered little use health care possibly increasing difficulties accessing health care future health care providers policy makers need consider perceptions guarantee new icts accessible beneficial