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## Background The COVID-19 pandemic has increased internet use by older age groups to an unprecedented level in Hungary mirroring the general tendency in the total population. Nevertheless, international trends indicate that this group is less likely to use digital health technologies than younger ones. The aging population raises the question of successfully integrating elderly people into the digital health ecosystem. Our research aim is to investigate the digital health usage patterns and attitudes of the population aged 65 and over through a representative sample. ## Methods A national representative questionnaire survey was conducted by telephone (CATI), interviewing 1723 respondents. Within this sample we examined 428 people in the over-65 age group, 246 in the 65–74 age group and 182 in the over-75 age group. Predictors of demand for digital solutions were tested using binary logistic regression model. ## Results 50.8% of people aged 65–74 and 37.1. % of people aged 75 + use the internet for health-related purposes, mostly to access websites. 85% of respondents in 65–74 and 74% in 75 + age group have used more than one digital health device and around 70% of both age groups

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Author

Zsuzsa Győrffy; Julianna Boros; Bence Döbrössy; Edmond Girasek

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2023

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)