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- Title
Digital Information Technology Use and Transnational Healthcare: A Population-Based Study on Older Russian-Speaking Migrants in Finland.
- Authors
Shin, Young-Kyu; Koskinen, Veera; Kouvonen, Anne; Kemppainen, Teemu; Olakivi, Antero; Wrede, Sirpa; Kemppainen, Laura
- Abstract
This study examines the association between digital information technology (DIT) use and the utilization of transnational healthcare (THC) in older migrants, and investigates how this relationship depends on social integration or perceived discrimination in health services in the destination country. The data from a population-based study conducted in Finland in 2019, which targeted Russian-speaking residents aged 50 and above (n = 1082) nationwide, are analyzed. The analysis demonstrates that those who had a high level of DIT use were significantly more likely to use THC than those who had a low level of use. However, the findings do not show that the relationship depends on social integration or perceived discrimination. Older migrants can actively use transnational networks to address their health and well-being issues by using DIT and seeking healthcare abroad. Their health service use can be illustrated as an active process involving various geographical domains.
- Subjects
RUSSIA; FINLAND; IMMIGRANTS; WELL-being; STATISTICS; HEALTH services accessibility; CONFIDENCE intervals; DIGITAL technology; DISCRIMINATION (Sociology); HEALTH status indicators; MEDICAL care use; PATIENTS' attitudes; AGING; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; LOGISTIC regression analysis; ODDS ratio; SOCIAL integration; OLD age
- Publication
Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health, 2022, Vol 24, Issue 1, p125
- ISSN
1557-1912
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10903-021-01301-9