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“It's coming whether we want it to or not”: A qualitative exploration of older adults’ comfort with and perceptions of technology and digital health

2025-11-19

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Older adults bear a disproportionate cancer burden but remain underrepresented in digital health intervention trials compared to younger counterparts. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, engagement with telemedicine and patient portals through the electronic health record (EHR) has grown for all age groups, suggesting readiness to adopt digital health tools. This qualitative study p...

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Literature Corpus work: b78a0a16-d827-5e72-bcd3-bef0ba4456e7
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8001649/v1

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