Robert Sus?o|Mateusz Paplicki|Karol Dopiera?a|Jaros?aw Drobnik
Fostering digital literacy in the elderly as a means to secure their health needs and human rights in the reality of the twenty-first century
Wroclaw Medical University|Wroclaw Medical University|Wroclaw Medical University|Wroclaw Medical University
statistical analysis data interpretation e manuscript preparation f literature search g funds collection rights life health basic human rights life spans increase societies age rights become increasingly difficult securethe number people needing care nursing medical treatment increases expectations quality life rise faster available financial assets workforcethe article aims defining influence digital literacy patients digitalbased medical services availability perspectives fulfilling healthrelated needs specific ageing societiesa variety information communication technologies ict solutions deliver least temporary relief countries suffering problems assuming potential beneficiaries able willing use methodsit thus worthwhile foster digital literacy especially among middleaged older peopleictbased solutions include variety less technologically advanced sophisticated easytouse services many operation common use decades thus ripe medical applicationsuch technologies create highly complex system interconnected electronic tools information systems operating sensitive medical data must remain confidentialthese systems aim increase patients medical safety maximize quality life also pose serious threats privacyconfidential data protected legal regulations including recently introduced european general data protection regulation gdpr primary care physicians discouraged implementing ictbased solutions practices may significantly lessen everyday workload