Attitudes of Physicians and Individuals Toward Digital Mental Health Tools: Protocol for a Web-Based Survey Research Project.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital transformation is impacting health care delivery. Great market dynamism is bringing opportunities and concerns alike into public discussion. Digital health apps are a vibrant segment where regulation is emerging, with Germany paving the way with its DiGA (Digitale Gesundheitsanwendungen, in German, meaning digital health apps) program. Simultaneously, mental ill-health constitutes a global health concern, and prevalence is expected to worsen due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its containment measures. Portugal and its National Health System may be a useful testbed for digital health interventions.

Objective

The paper outlines the protocol for a research project on the attitudes of physicians and potential users toward digital mental health apps to improve ac

SUBMITTER: Nogueira-Leite D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10131781 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature