Technology strongly influences the way we work and is creating opportunities and new demands for a range of different approaches to telehealth (Feldman and Gainey, 1997). Telecommunications have evolved and have been accompanied by an evolution in attitudes to information and communications technologies (Stanworth, 1998). Previously, only companies owned computers and it was the IT specialists, rather than ordinary users, who determined their use and application. Today's response to technological change is profoundly different. On average, around 1 in 4 European households already owns a personal computer; in some countries this rises to more than 50% and in some local communities it is even higher.
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Dwivedi, A.N., Bali, R.K., Naguib, R.N.G., Nassar, N.S. (2006). The Efficacy of the M-Health Paradigm: Incorporating Technological, Organisational and Managerial Perspectives. In: Istepanian, R.S.H., Laxminarayan, S., Pattichis, C.S. (eds) M-Health. Topics in Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-26559-7_2
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