Digital Inclusion Pathways and Influencing Factors Among Older Adults in Outpatient Settings: A Grounded Theory Study
This study identifies five pathways to enhance older adults' digital inclusion in outpatient smart healthcare, offering age-friendly insights for system design, medical service quality, and public health policy. These findings aim to bridge the silver digital divide, advance equitable healthcare transformation, and support the development of smart hospitals.
Authors
- L. Wang
- Mingzhao Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6989-5971)
- Qinghua Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3115-3128)
- S Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7496-8450)
- Qianyu Yin
- Tingting Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7407-9423)
- Liling Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2726-866X)
- Yulu Chen
Institutions
- Guiyang Medical University (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University (CN)
- Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (CN)
- The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (CN)
- Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (CN)
- Chongqing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Interventions in Aging
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/cia.s518045
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.18
Funders
- Chongqing Municipal Education Commission