Digital and AI‑Based Readiness in the Finnish Heart Association’s Volunteer Activities

Digital and AI‑Based Readiness in the Finnish Heart Association’s Volunteer Activities

Digitalisation and artificial intelligence are rapidly transforming health and social care services as well as the ways people seek information, support and care. In the context of cardiovascular diseases, digital solutions create new opportunities to support self‑care, peer support and the accessibility of services.

This research project examines the digital health literacy, technology orientation, and attitudes towards and trust in artificial intelligence among volunteers of the Finnish Heart Association. Volunteers play a key role as peer supporters and facilitators of new digital practices, making their skills and attitudes highly relevant from a societal perspective.

The aim of the study is to generate knowledge on volunteers’ readiness to adopt digital and AI‑based solutions and to identify factors that explain their intention to use such technologies. The findings will be used to support the development of peer support activities, volunteer training, and the implementation of digital health services within the Finnish Heart Association.

Invitation to Participate in the Research (Questionnaires are in Finnish)

Are you a volunteer of the Finnish Heart Association and interested in digital or AI‑based solutions – or do these topics raise questions or concerns for you?
Take part in the research and help shape the future of volunteer activities!

By participating, you will share volunteers’ experiences, perspectives, and development needs. Your responses will support the development of training, peer support activities, and digital services of the Finnish Heart Association to better meet volunteers’ needs.

✅ Participation takes place through an online survey
✅ Participation is voluntary and confidential
✅ The research will be conducted in spring 2026

Every response matters. Join us in building meaningful, effective, and human‑centred digital volunteer activities!

The research is carried out in collaboration with the Department of Nursing Science at the University of Eastern Finland, the Health Institute of Jamk University of Applied Sciences, and the Finnish Heart Association.