A historical overview of health disparities and the potential of eHealth solutions.
A historical overview of health disparities and the potential of eHealth solutions.
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DOI：
10.2196/jmir.7.5.e50
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发表时间：
2005-10-04
影响因子：
7.4
通讯作者：
Gibbons, Michael C
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作者：
Gibbons, Michael C
在过去十年中，迅速增加的文献表明，在健康和保健方面存在着差距。虽然关于差异的原因尚未达成共识，但一般认为与社会文化、行为、经济、环境、生物或社会因素有关。为了有效解决差距问题，一些主管部门建议，需要加强信息技术研究和投资。电子健康研究人员可能能够通过研究及其应用在这一领域作出重大贡献。本文首先对美国和欧洲的健康差距进行了历史回顾。然后，它讨论了互联网的作用，并进入互联网，可能发挥的健康差距的起源。最后，本文结束了讨论的电子健康应用程序的潜在好处和可能的贡献，克服在卫生和医疗保健领域的差距。
Over the past decade, a rapidly expanding body of literature has demonstrated the existence of disparities in health and health care. While consensus has not emerged regarding the causes of disparities, they are generally thought to be related to sociocultural, behavioral, economic, environmental, biologic, or societal factors. To effectively address disparities, several authorities have suggested the need for greater information technology research and investments. eHealth researchers may be able to make significant contributions in this area through research and its applications. This paper begins with a historical overview of health disparities in the United States and Europe. It then discusses the role that the Internet, and access to the Internet, may play in the genesis of health disparities. Finally, this paper closes with a discussion of the potential benefits of eHealth applications and the possible contributions of the field to overcoming disparities in health and health care.