Understanding inherent influencing factors to digital health adoption in general practices through a mixed-methods analysis.

ABSTRACT: Extensive research has shown the potential value of digital health solutions and highlighted the importance of clinicians' adoption. As general practitioners (GPs) are patients' first point of contact, understanding influencing factors to their digital health adoption is especially important to derive personalized practical recommendations. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study broadly identifies adoption barriers and potential improvement strategies in general practices, including the impact of GPs' inherent characteristics - especially their personality - on digital health adoption. Results of our online survey with 216 GPs reveal moderate overall barriers on a 5-point Likert-type scale, with required workflow adjustments (M = 4.13, SD = 0.93), inadequate reimbursement (M = 4.02, SD

SUBMITTER: Weik L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10899241 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature