Understanding citizens' attitudes within user-centered digital health ecosystems: A sequential mixed method methodology including a web-survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Transitioning from digital health applications to digital health ecosystems, leveraging the advances in technologies and informatics, could be the next revolution in digital health. This includes offering centralized access to various health services and improving citizens' well-being, delivery, clinical processes, and data management. However, a limited understanding of citizens may impede adaptation. Therefore, this study investigates citizens' attitudes within digital health ecosystems, differentiated by their characteristics, to support health service-providers and governmental policymakers in establishing user-centered solutions.

Methods

This study follows a three-step sequential mixed method methodology: (1) a literature review. (2) Qualitative thematic analy

SUBMITTER: Huettemann R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11418335 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature