Effectiveness and intention to use a COVID-19 self-management app for epidemiological investigation: a web-based survey study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Numerous COVID-19-related apps were widely used during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among them, those supporting epidemiological investigations were particularly useful. This study explored the effectiveness of apps that support epidemiological investigations, factors influencing users' intention to use them, and ways to encourage their use.

Methods

We developed and evaluated the KODARI app to demonstrate its importance in epidemiological investigations. After adapting a questionnaire based on an existing evaluation framework for COVID-19-related apps, we collected data from 276 participants through an online survey conducted between April 28 and May 25, 2023. We conducted two independent sample t-tests to determine the differences between each variable accordi

SUBMITTER: Song S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11004299 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature