Survey of eHealth Use Among First-generation Pakistani Immigrants in Oslo Area With Focus on Diabetes, 2016

The purpose of the project is to investigate how first-generation immigrants from Pakistan in the Oslo area perceive and/or use ICT for diabetes-related purposes. The survey was conducted in 2015-2016 with a selection of 176 participants. The report contains descriptive results for the study that was not published in scientific articles. Pakistani immigrants living in the Oslo area have a much higher risk of Type 2 diabetes than their Norwegian counterparts. This group also reports relatively low ICT skills. The project examines the use and attitudes towards eHealth services, specifically: information searches, communication using ICT and the use of ICT for self-management or decision-making, all concerning Type 2 diabetes. For eHealth to become an influential social innovation, equal access to eHealth services regardless of the users' language, culture and ICT skills is a prerequisite. Results from this study are important for understanding how perople who may not maximally benefit from eHealth services today can be targeted in the future.