2018
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2018.1527875
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Towards Health Equity: Deaf Adults’ Engagement in Social e-Health Activities and e-Communication with Health Care Providers

Abstract: Deaf people face significant barriers with accessing health information, health care services, and communication with their health care provider and as a result, show poorer health outcomes compared to the general population. Studies on the general population found that those who use social network sites (SNS) for health-related activities were more likely to communicate with their health care provider via the Internet or email. For deaf individuals who use American Sign Language (ASL), using eHealth platforms… Show more

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“…Use of headphones by the patient may be helpful, but do not guarantee privacy. Persons with barriers to use of technology such as visual or hearing impairment may require in-person visits, although specialized communication platforms can make telecare feasible in some circumstances [ 88 , 89 ]. Without the in-person encounter, the feeling of a personal connection and establishment of a provider-patient relationship with the key elements of trust and mutual respect is more difficult [ 90 , 91 , 92 ].…”
Section: Limitations Of Telemedicinementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Use of headphones by the patient may be helpful, but do not guarantee privacy. Persons with barriers to use of technology such as visual or hearing impairment may require in-person visits, although specialized communication platforms can make telecare feasible in some circumstances [ 88 , 89 ]. Without the in-person encounter, the feeling of a personal connection and establishment of a provider-patient relationship with the key elements of trust and mutual respect is more difficult [ 90 , 91 , 92 ].…”
Section: Limitations Of Telemedicinementioning
confidence: 99%
“…It can reduce health inequalities affecting marginalised population groups like people with disabilities and LGBTQ communities. 38,51,52 Considerations for South Africa…”
Section: Engagement and Health Literacymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Recent studies support that deaf adults use the Internet as readily as their peers. In a study of 515 deaf adults, those who engaged in social media networking were more likely to discuss health issues with their healthcare providers via electronic platforms compared to nonusers of social media sites, potentially reducing communication barriers that contribute to health disparities [24]. Similarly, deaf gay, bisexual, and queer (GBQ) men who connected with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) peers online were more likely to be aware of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) compared to deaf GBQ men who did not have online connections [25,26].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%