E-lifestyles and their impact on medical teleconsultation
The integration of digital services is increasingly relevant for healthcare sustainability, although user acceptance remains uneven. This study examines the influence of internet related lifestyles on the use of medical teleconsultation. Based on a survey of 1,412 Spanish teleconsultation users, an...
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E-lifestyles and their impact on medical teleconsultationLos estilos de vida digitales y su impacto en la teleconsulta médicaArenas Gaitán, JorgeRamírez Correa, Patricio E.Ledesma Chaves, PabloCallarisa Fiol, Luis J.E-lifestyleTeleconsultationSpainUsers’ segmentThe integration of digital services is increasingly relevant for healthcare sustainability, although user acceptance remains uneven. This study examines the influence of internet related lifestyles on the use of medical teleconsultation. Based on a survey of 1,412 Spanish teleconsultation users, an exploratory factor analysis identified multiple dimensions of e lifestyles, including interests, social use, perceived importance, barriers, novelty, and different types of needs. Subsequently, a latent class analysis revealed eight distinct user profiles, considering socio demographic characteristics and available resources. The findings indicate that users can be grouped into pro Internet, neutral and anti Internet profiles, each displaying different behavioural patterns in teleconsultation adoption and use. These results highlight that, in contexts with high internet penetration, teleconsultation usage is closely associated with users’ digital lifestyles rather than solely with socio demographic factors. Overall, the study provides a more nuanced understanding of behavioural heterogeneity in digital health adoption.La integración de los servicios digitales cobra cada vez más relevancia para la sostenibilidad de la asistencia sanitaria, aunque la aceptación por parte de los usuarios sigue siendo desigual. Este estudio examina la influencia de los estilos de vida relacionados con Internet en el uso de la teleconsulta médica. A partir de una encuesta realizada a 1.412 usuarios españoles de teleconsulta, un análisis factorial exploratorio identificó múltiples dimensiones de los estilos de vida digitales, entre las que se incluyen los intereses, el uso social, la importancia percibida, las barreras, la novedad y diferentes tipos de necesidades. Posteriormente, un análisis de clases latentes reveló ocho perfiles de usuario distintos, teniendo en cuenta las características sociodemográficas y los recursos disponibles. Los resultados indican que los usuarios pueden agruparse en perfiles a favor de Internet, neutrales y en contra de Internet, cada uno de los cuales muestra diferentes patrones de comportamiento en la adopción y el uso de la teleconsulta. Estos resultados ponen de relieve que, en contextos con una alta penetración de Internet, el uso de la teleconsulta está estrechamente asociado a los estilos de vida digitales de los usuarios, más que únicamente a factores sociodemográficos. En general, el estudio ofrece una comprensión más matizada de la heterogeneidad conductual en la adopción de la salud digital.Universidad de Santiago de CompostelaAdministración de Empresas y MarketingJunta de Andalucía2026info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/186933https://doi.org/10.15304/rge.35.2.10948reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésRevista Galega de Economía, 35 (2). Arenas Gaitán, J., Navarro García, A.,...,Villarejo Ramos, Á.F. (2025). Muestra SOREAC [Dataset]. idUS (Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla). https://doi.org/10.12795/11441/172343.P20_00587https://doi.org/10.15304/rge.35.2.10948info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:idus________::bf35ad1de0157f78c0f358ec337253f02026-06-17T12:51:07Z |
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The integration of digital services is increasingly relevant for healthcare sustainability, although user acceptance remains uneven. This study examines the influence of internet related lifestyles on the use of medical teleconsultation. Based on a survey of 1,412 Spanish teleconsultation users, an exploratory factor analysis identified multiple dimensions of e lifestyles, including interests, social use, perceived importance, barriers, novelty, and different types of needs. Subsequently, a latent class analysis revealed eight distinct user profiles, considering socio demographic characteristics and available resources. The findings indicate that users can be grouped into pro Internet, neutral and anti Internet profiles, each displaying different behavioural patterns in teleconsultation adoption and use. These results highlight that, in contexts with high internet penetration, teleconsultation usage is closely associated with users’ digital lifestyles rather than solely with socio demographic factors. Overall, the study provides a more nuanced understanding of behavioural heterogeneity in digital health adoption. |
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