Full Title: Barriers and Drivers of Health IT Use for the Elderly, Chronically Ill, and Underserved
Expected Release Date: late 2008
Key Questions*
- In the elderly, chronically ill and medically-underserved populations, what is the current level of use of specific forms of consumer health information technology (IT)?
- What are the primary uses of consumer health IT?
- How does health IT use vary?
- Does use vary in settings where they have access to health IT tools?
- How does the level and type of health IT use for these subpopulations compare with the general population?
- In the elderly, chronically ill and medically-underserved populations, is consumer health IT effective in improving outcomes?
- How does health IT effectiveness vary by subpopulation?
- How does health IT effectiveness differ in these subpopulations from the general population?
- In the elderly, chronically ill and medically-underserved populations, what barriers hinder the use of consumer health IT?
- How do these barriers vary by subpopulation?
- How do these barriers vary by type of health IT application?
- In the elderly, chronically ill and medically-underserved populations, what drivers or facilitators may stimulate or enable the use of consumer health IT?
- How do these drivers vary?
- How do these drivers or facilitators vary by type of health IT application?
*To be addressed in evidence report.
Current as of October 2007
Internet Citation:
Barriers and Drivers of Health IT Use for the Elderly, Chronically Ill, and Underserved, Clinical Focus. October 2007. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/hitbartp.htm