Delemere, Emma and Maguire, Rebecca (2021) Technology usage, eHealth literacy and attitude towards connected health in caregivers of paediatric cancer. In: 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS). IEEE, pp. 1-6. ISBN 9781665435802 (Submitted)

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Abstract

While Connected Health (CH) presents an attractive solution to supporting those with paediatric cancer within a burdened healthcare system, uptake has been limited in practice. This study explored the extent to which attitudes towards CH and the ability to identify evidence-based CH interventions could be predicted by technology usage and eHealth literacy for parents of children with cancer and their Health Care Providers (HCPs). A survey of 85 parents and HCPs was conducted consisting of measures of eHealth literacy, attitude towards online sources, electronic device/internet usage and evaluations of existing CH technologies. While respondents frequently interacted with online supports, CH use was limited (30.8%). Multiple regression and t-test analyses were conducted to determine the relationship between technology usage and eHealth literacy on CH use, attitude and perceived quality. Positive attitudes towards CH and strong eHealth literacy skills were found, however, those who had not used CH had significantly lower eHealth literacy than those who had (t(74)=2.08, p=.04 (two-tailed). Further, eHealth Literacy and device use significantly impacted attitude (F(3,75)=12.01, p

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	This is the preprint version of the published article, which is available at E. Delemere and R. Maguire, "Technology usage, eHealth literacy and attitude towards connected health in caregivers of paediatric cancer," 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS), 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ISTAS52410.2021.9629210.
Keywords:	connected health; paediatric cancer; eHealth literacy; attitude; accessibility;
Academic Unit:	Assisting Living & Learning,ALL institute Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Human Health Institute
Item ID:	15137
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAS52410.2021.9629210
Depositing User:	Rebecca Maguire
Date Deposited:	16 Dec 2021 17:04
Publisher:	IEEE
Refereed:	Yes
Funders:	Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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