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With the aging of societies and the growing possibilities of modern medicine, healthcare systems face new challenges. The ongoing digital transformation may allow for some of them to be overcome, i.a. enabling the provision of some remote healthcare services. Such activities can not only reduce costs, but also increase the quality of the patients' life by alowing them to stay, for as long as possible period, in a known, safe environment. The aim of the article is to outline the possibilities of providing health care services aimed for the elderly, while taking particularly into account the actual level of digital exclusion of recipients and to identify the need to implement legal and actual solutions in this area. A multi-faceted analysis of the current situation was made, and de lege ferenda proposals were also presented. Due to the aging society, it seems particularly important to introduce solutions in which digital technology will become an asset, and not a burden, in the fight for health and adignified life of the most senior patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Telepsychiatry includes the medical services through modern digital media. On-line psychiatric and psychotherapeutic treatment is effective and safe as well as therapeutically equivalent compared to traditional off-line treatment. In times of epidemic crisis and restrictions on outpatient advice, telepsychiatry is an alternative and recommended method. The article presents recommendations on conducting online visits in psychiatric care prepared by the Scientific Section of Telepsychiatry of the Polish Psychiatric Association. The form and subject of conducting tele- -visits were discussed, including reactive and somatic factors, and a psychiatric and somatic tele-visit scheme was also proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mobile health ("m-health" in brief) includes activities in the field of medicine and public health, which are carried out by using mobile devices, such as mobile phones, patient monitoring devices, personal digital assistants and other wireless devices. M-health is a new, increasingly fast growing area, which may play a role in the process of transformation in healthcare, while also improving its quality and efficiency. The aim of the study is to present various opportunities offered by the use of modern mobile technologies in healthcare with a particular focus onchorothe most important categories of m-health applications, taking into account both their benefits and potential risks associated with their use. With the ability to store data in the "cloud", using sensors and mobile applications, m-health facilitates collecting a large number of medical data, information on physiology, lifestyle and daily activities, as well as data on environmental factors. Mobile applications market is developing very quickly. Currently, the largest number of mobile applications relate to pro-health physical activity (31%), programs of medical information (17%) and the so-called. 'wellness' (relaxation techniques) (15%). Further down, there are nutritional applications (7%) to assist users in complying with diet programs, health management programs (7%), e.g., monitoring health parameters, emotional states, overseeing medication, as well as diagnostic applications, alarms and others. Innovative m-health systems are not free of imperfections and threats. Concerns about the safety of such solutions involve the issue of independent decision-making by users on the basis of information provided by m-health applications, which may be incorrect or outdated. M-health tools should not replace doctors. However, they may help to maintain good health and assist patients in coping with their illnesses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of the present paper is to discuss the results of research in order to determine the directions of using the Internet to health purposes in a group of students. Obtained results confirm the assumed working hypothesis about the health information retrieval is the principal sign of seize the opportunities in health protection given by the use of Internet. It has been examined what kind of information is searched by the patients, what Internet sources are used, what is the reason of the searching for health information in Internet, what are the barriers encountered by the patients. Details are included in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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