TY - JOUR T1 - Challenges and attitudes of the elderly population in using telemedicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs DO - 10.1136/ebnurs-2022-103660 SP - ebnurs-2022-103660 AU - Motti Haimi Y1 - 2023/01/30 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2023/02/17/ebnurs-2022-103660.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Bhatia R, Gilliam E, Aliberti G, Pinheiro A, Karamourtopoulos M, Davis RB, DesRochers L, Schonberg MA. Older adults' perspectives on primary care telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 Sep 28:10.1111/jgs.18035. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18035. Epub ahead of print.As the undoubtful potential of telemedicine was proved during the last pandemic, older adults’ experience with telemedicine must be recognised and understood.In order to maximise the profits of telemedicine, further initiatives, should be employed to satisfy the challenges that old people may experience in accessing telemedicine services.Telemedicine is an effective way, especially during pandemics such as the COVID-19, to provide wide access to caregivers, and increase equality in care, while keeping patients and health professionals secure. During the last years, telemedicine has become a useful and secure method for patients to acquire medical advice.Since the elderly population is at greater risk of developing severe … ER -