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标题：Health in old age, and patients’ approaches to telemedicine in Poland
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作者：Leszek Buliński ; Aleksandra Błachnio
期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2017
卷号：24
期号：2
页码：322-328
DOI：10.26444/aaem/74200
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Introduction. The ageing society of Poland still experiences health-related problems and increasing difficulties in receivingmedical care. The initiation of telemedicine programmes can change this situation for the better. The question arises whethertelemedicine is a solution that the elderly are willing to accept and take advantage of in order to raise their quality of life.Objective. The aim of the research was an investigation of the quality of life and the course of ageing among the elderlyPolish population, and their openness to the notion of telemedical services.Materials and method. A questionnaire-based study was conducted in 2015 on a sample group of 312 seniors. Therespondents completed the Diener Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and the subscale of Health States from Fragebogenzur Lebenszufriedenheit (FLZ) by Fahrenberg et al. Each participant gave consent to take part in the research.Results. SWLS presents a relatively stable value in the subsequent decades of old age (60–69 years, M=21.93, SD=6.25;70–79 years, M=21.70, SD=5.52; 80+yeasrs, M=21.38, SD=5.82). The health related quality of life (the FLZ subscale) varied inthe analysed subgroups (F=7.783: p=0.000) and was related to comorbidity and polytherapy. A positive attitude towardstelemedicine was expressed by 40% of those surveyed. However, the need of the seniors for telemedicalservices was limitedand did not exceed the 10%.Conclusions. In Poland, in ageing there still dominates the experience of multiple ailments and polytherapy, somethingwhich justifies a search for new, easily accessible, and economically sound solutions for health care. Telemedicine is apromising solution, although there is a need for definite steps to be taken to increase the willingness among geriatricpatients to take advantage of telemedicine.
关键词：ageing; telemedicine; quality of life