Extending the Privacy Calculus to the mHealth Domain: Survey Study on the Intention to Use mHealth Apps in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the increasing digitalization of the health sector, more and more mobile health (mHealth) apps are coming to the market to continuously collect and process sensitive health data for the benefit of patients and providers. These technologies open up new opportunities to make the health care system more efficient and save costs but also pose potential threats such as loss of data or finances.

Objective

This study aims to present an empirical review and adaptation of the extended privacy calculus model to the mHealth domain and to understand what factors influence the intended usage of mHealth technologies.

Methods

A survey study was conducted to empirically validate our model, using a case vignette as cover story. Data were collected from 250 German parti

SUBMITTER: von Kalckreuth N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10468710 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature