Rural Individuals\u0027 Telehealth Practices: An Overview

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英文名称：

Rural Individuals\u0027 Telehealth Practices: An Overview

作者：

Peter L. Stenberg""url":0;

来源地址：

https://www.ers.usda.gov/api/publications/v1.0?page=12&items_per_page=20&sort_by=releaseDate&sort_order=DESC&series=AP%2CCCR%2CEB%2CEIB%2CERR%2CTB

关键词：

rural health;  telehealth;  online health research;  health monitoring devices;  broadband;  Internet; 

年份：

2018

出版地：

Washington, DC, USA

总页数：

34

语种：

English

摘要：

Using 2015 household data, this report examines participation in three basic activities of telehealth, defined as the use of health care services or access of health information by Internet. Rural residents were less likely than urban residents to engage in online health research, online health maintenance (communicating with providers, paying bills) or online health monitoring.See related iAmber Waves\/i article: a href=\/amber-waves\/2013\/july\/rural-internet-at-a-crossroads\/Rural Internet at a Crossroads\/a.See related publication: a href=\/agricultural-act-of-2014-highlights-and-implications\/rural-development\/Rural Development: Title VI\/a of a href=\/agricultural-act-of-2014-highlights-and-implications\/Agricultural Act of 2014: Highlights and Implications\/a.