Download Alert: Understanding Gastroenterology Patients' Perspectives on Health-Related Smartphone Apps
Author(s) -
Jasmine Zia,
Thai Le,
Sean A. Munson,
Margaret Heitkemper,
George Demiris
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical and translational gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.673
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2155-384X
DOI - 10.1038/ctg.2015.25
Subject(s) - medicine , likert scale , intrusiveness , usability , credibility , app store , smartphone app , social media , internet privacy , download , family medicine , medical education , psychology , world wide web , social psychology , developmental psychology , human–computer interaction , computer science , political science , law
Gastroenterology patients were willing to use and valued most types of health-related apps. They perceived this technology as feasible, usable, and relatively unobtrusive unless a visible accessory was required. However, many were concerned about their privacy.
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