The affective atmosphere of rural life and digital healthcare: Understanding older persons’ engagement in eHealth services

• Published in: Journal of rural studies Vol. 95; no. 95; pp. 77 - 85
• Main Authors: Lindberg, Jens, Lundgren, Anna Sofia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elmsford Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2022; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Affective atmospheres; Age; Aging; Atmosphere; Atmospheres; Digital healthcare; eHealth; elderly; Emotional factors; Emotional responses; Emotions; Entitlement; Ethnology; etnologi; Health care; Health services; humans; Neoliberalism; Old age; Older people; Research subjects; Rural atmospheres; rural health care; Rural healthcare; Rurality; telemedicine; Affective atmospheres; eHealth; Old age; Rural healthcare; Digital healthcare

The implementation of digital healthcare technologies—eHealth—is presented as a solution to increasing costs, demographic changes, and quality issues in rural healthcare. Employing the concept of affective atmospheres, this article uses interviews to explore the emotional aspects of digital healthca...