Utilisation of primary healthcare services by patients with hypertension before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Turku, Finland—are digital services creating disparity?

<b>Elderly subjects with hypertension use digital services in primary healthcare less than their younger counterparts. Digital technologies may create structural inequality in access to, and availability of, primary healthcare services.</b>

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Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
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2025-11-12
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https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948251392076
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Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
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Utilisation of primary healthcare services by patients with hypertension before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Turku, Finland—are digital services creating disparity?

Jouni K. Johansson, Päivi Korhonen
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
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Utilisation of primary healthcare services by patients with hypertension before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Turku, Finland—are digital services creating disparity?

Jouni K. Johansson, Päivi Korhonen
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Abstract

<b>Elderly subjects with hypertension use digital services in primary healthcare less than their younger counterparts. Digital technologies may create structural inequality in access to, and availability of, primary healthcare services.</b>

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Turku University of Applied Sciences (FI)
Openalex Percentile: Top 56%
Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
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