RT Journal Article
T1 Ehealth and mhealth development in Spain: Promise or reality?
A1 Mahou-Lago, Xosé María
A1 Cernadas Ramos, Andrés
A1 Bouzas Lorenzo, Ramón
A1 Barral Buceta, Bran
A1 Fernández Da Silva, Ángela
K1 eHealth
K1 mHealth
K1 Spanish national health system
K1 Telemedicine
K1 Health policy
K1 Health equity
K1 Public policy
K1 Healthcare disparities
AB In the last decades, the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) hasprogressively spread to society and public administration. Health is one of the areas in which the use of ICTs has more intensively developed through what is now known as eHealth. That area has recently included mHealth. Spanish health system has stood out as one of the benchmarks of this technological revolution. The development of ICTs applied to health, especially since the outbreak of the pandemic caused by SARS Cov-2, has increased the range of health services delivered through smartphones and the development of subsequent specialized apps. Based on the data of a Survey on Use and Attitudes regarding eHealth in Spain, the aim of this research was to conduct a comparative analysis of the different eHealth and mHealth user profiles. The results show that the user profile of eHealth an mHealth services in Spain is not in a majority. Weaknesses are detected both in the knowledge and use of eHealth services among the general population and in the usabilityor development of their mobile version. Smartphones can be a democratizing vector, as for now, access to eHealth services is only available to wealthy people, widening inequality.
PB MDPI
SN 1661-7827
YR 2021
FD 2021-12-10
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/32306
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/32306
LA eng
NO Mahou, X.; Barral, B.; Fernández, Á.; Bouzas-Lorenzo, R.; Cernadas, A. eHealth and mHealth Development in Spain: Promise or Reality?. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 13055. https:// doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413055
NO The author(s) have received financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article as part of the activities included in the research project: “Brecha digital e inhibidores en la implementación del e-Gobierno. Especial impacto en el ámbito de la salud” (CSO2014-53014-R) (2015-2018), financed by the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Programa Estatal de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad, Convocatoria 2014).
DS Minerva
RD 28 abr 2026