Clinicians' Role in the Adoption of an Oncology Decision Support App in Europe and Its Implications for Organizational Practices: Qualitative Case Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the existence of adequate technological infrastructure and clearer policies, there are situations where users, mainly physicians, resist mobile health (mHealth) solutions. This is of particular concern, bearing in mind that several studies, both in developed and developing countries, showed that clinicians' adoption is the most influential factor in such solutions' success.

Objective

The aim of this study was to focus on understanding clinicians' roles in the adoption of an oncology decision support app, the factors impacting this adoption, and its implications for organizational and social practices.

Methods

A qualitative case study of a decision support app in oncology, called ONCOassist, was conducted. The data were collected through 17 in-depth

SUBMITTER: Jacob C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6524456 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature