Background: eHealth interventions provide opportunities to enhance asthma or COPD self-management, though eHealth literacy (eHL) needs to be evaluated in this population. We evaluated the association between eHL and self-efficacy, as well as the willingness to use eHealth applications in patients hospitalized for chronic lung diseases (i.e., asthma and COPD). Methods: This cross-sectional observational study [...]

Background: Inhaled treatments are the cornerstone of management of obstructive lung disease, though patients frequently misuse inhalers, leading to worse disease outcomes. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been increased interest in video-module based interventions for patients with chronic diseases. However, patients’ ability to interact with such educational resources necessitates access to technology and proficiency [...]

Background: As hospital care becomes increasingly reliant on technology, it is important to address disparities in access and use of technology among hospitalized patients. While access to technology itself is becoming more widespread, older inpatients may still experience technology-related disparities due to varying abilities to use/obtain support for technology use. We sought to compare access, [...]