Title
Use and perceptions of information and communication technologies in patients with hypertension, dyslipidemia or diabetes in a National Hospital in Lima, Peru
Other title
Uso y percepciones de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en pacientes con hipertensión arterial, dislipidemia o diabetes de un Hospital Nacional de Lima, Perú
Date Issued
01 April 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
This study aimed to determine the use and perceptions towards information and communication technologies (ICT) in 206 patients with arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes, recruited from the outpatient clinic in a national hospital in Lima, Peru. 54.4% were older adults and 70.4% were women. The use of daily phone calls was 44.7%. Most had never used a computer (78.2%), email (84%) or the Internet (84%). Many have never sent (80.6%) or received (69.9%) a text message. 70% had at some time forgotten to take their medicine. 72.8% would like to be reminded to take their medication and 67.9% had a family member who could help them with access to ICT. Despite the low use of ICT in this population, there is willingness and expectation from the patients to participate in programs that implement them.
Start page
283
End page
288
Volume
32
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Sistema cardiaco, Sistema cardiovascular
Ciencias de la información
Endocrinología, Metabolismo (incluyendo diabetes, hormonas)
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84938880050
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus