Promoting participation in remote digital health studies: An expert interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Remote digital health studies are on the rise and promise to reduce the operational inefficiencies of in-person research. However, they encounter specific challenges in maintaining participation (enrollment and retention) due to their exclusive reliance on technology across all study phases.

Objective

The goal of this study was to collect experts' opinions on how to facilitate participation in remote digital health studies.

Method

We conducted 13 semi-structured interviews with principal investigators, researchers, and software developers who had recent experiences with remote digital health studies. Informed by the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) framework, we performed a thematic analysis and mapped various approaches to success

SUBMITTER: Daniore P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10644759 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature