biostudies-literatureUnknown9(3)Sarradon-Eck A<h4>Background</h4>Mobile health (mHealth) apps are a potential means of empowering patients, especially in the case of multimorbidity, which complicates patients' care needs. Previous studies have shown that general practitioners (GPs) have both expectations and concerns regarding patients' use of mHealth apps that could impact their willingness to recommend the apps to patients.<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this qualitative study is to investigate French GPs' attitudes toward the prescription of mHealth apps or devices aimed toward patients by analyzing GPs' perceptions and expectations of mHealth technologies.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 36 GPs were interviewed individually (n=20) or in a discussion group (n=16). All participants were in private practice. A qualitative analysis of each intJMIR mHealth and uHealthe21795https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7974757biostudies-literatureAttitudes of General Practitioners Toward Prescription of Mobile Health Apps: Qualitative Study.PMC7974757Auroy LDarmon DSarradon-Eck ASchuers MBouchez TfalseAttitudes of General Practitioners Toward Prescription of Mobile Health Apps: Qualitative Study.<h4>Background</h4>Mobile health (mHealth) apps are a potential means of empowering patients, especially in the case of multimorbidity, which complicates patients' care needs. Previous studies have shown that general practitioners (GPs) have both expectations and concerns regarding patients' use of mHealth apps that could impact their willingness to recommend the apps to patients.<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this qualitative study is to investigate French GPs' attitudes toward the prescription of mHealth apps or devices aimed toward patients by analyzing GPs' perceptions and expectations of mHealth technologies.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 36 GPs were interviewed individually (n=20) or in a discussion group (n=16). All participants were in private practice. A qualitative analysis of each int2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Mar2025-04-18T16:03:49.305Z2025-04-07T03:01:35.763ZS-EPMC79747573366112310.2196/21795