The digital divide in rural and regional communities: a survey on the use of digital health technology and implications for supporting technology use
Summary. Rural and regional Australians show moderate digital health literacy, with 80% expressing confidence in online health information. However, barriers persist: product complexity, unreliable connectivity, low awareness of available resources, trust concerns, and cost prevent wider adoption. The study identifies opportunities to support lower-literacy users and improve digital health technology access in rural communities.
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Jongebloed, H., Anderson, K., Winter, N., Nguyen, L., Huggins, C. E., Savira, F., Cooper, P., Yuen, E., Peeters, A., Rasmussen, B., Reddy, S., Crowe, S., Bhoyroo, R., Muhammad, I., & Ugalde, A.. (2024). The digital divide in rural and regional communities: a survey on the use of digital health technology and implications for supporting technology use. BMC Research Notes. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-024-06687-x
Jongebloed, Hannah, et al. “The digital divide in rural and regional communities: a survey on the use of digital health technology and implications for supporting technology use.” BMC Research Notes, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-024-06687-x.
Jongebloed, Hannah, Kate Anderson, Natalie Winter, Lemai Nguyen, Catherine E. Huggins, Feby Savira, Paul Cooper, et al.. 2024. “The digital divide in rural and regional communities: a survey on the use of digital health technology and implications for supporting technology use.” BMC Research Notes. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-024-06687-x.
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title = {The digital divide in rural and regional communities: a survey on the use of digital health technology and implications for supporting technology use},
author = {Hannah Jongebloed and Kate Anderson and Natalie Winter and Lemai Nguyen and Catherine E. Huggins and Feby Savira and Paul Cooper and Eva Yuen and Anna Peeters and Bodil Rasmussen and Sandeep Reddy and Sarah Crowe and Rahul Bhoyroo and Imran Muhammad and Anna Ugalde},
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- DOI
- 10.1186/s13104-024-06687-x
- Countries
- Australia
- Regions
- Oceania
- Categories
- broadband-and-digital, rural-healthcare
- Added
- 2026-04-28