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E-Health and Digital Inclusion

E-Health and Digital Inclusion
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Author(s): Lorna Gibson (University of Dundee, UK), David Sloan (SchoUniversity of Dundee, UK)and Wendy Moncur (University of Aberdeen, UK)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 14
Source title: E-Health Communities and Online Self-Help Groups: Applications and Usage
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Åsa Smedberg (Stockholm University, Sweden)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-866-8.ch012

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Abstract

In this chapter, we describe in detail the opportunities e-health can offer in the context of digital inclusion by reducing social exclusion and enhancing quality of life through thoughtful technology intervention. We highlight the problems that may emerge or persist if the design of e-health systems does not fully take into account the challenges of user access and adoption. We show how principles of user-centred and inclusive design can be used as a basis on which successful e-health systems can be developed and implemented and offer suggestions for how these principles can best influence design of future systems.

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