An Evaluation of the User Experience and Privacy Concerns of Individuals Misusing Opioids Using a Location Tracking Mobile Application

Exploring mobility data for enhancing HIV care engagement in Black/African American and Hispanic/Latinx individuals: a longitudinal observational study protocol

“…The study app has been rigorously tested to ensure continuous geolocation tracking and collection of high-quality data, accounting for gaps in trajectories and computing the mean accuracy of the collected data points. Additionally, a qualitative study 48 was conducted to evaluate the ethical and privacy concerns of 30 individuals who installed the study app on their phones and used it for a 48-hour period as a feasibility sample of the longer goal plan (ie, 14 consecutive days each month over a 1-year period). The insights gained from the qualitative study have been incorporated into the latest version of the study app.…”

“…They also shared that they forgot the study app was running on their phone in the background, after a few hours of enrolling in the study and sharing their location with the study app. 48 The study app also collects the MAID, which is a unique ID used by advertising agencies to identify the individual’s device that can later be used to send targeted messages using ad platforms. If a participant shuts off, restarts their phone or closes the app, the research team will send them a reminder to their phone to notify them that they need to allow data collection again or they will lose their consecutive days of data sharing, which might make them ineligible for compensation for that month.…”

“…We include this information as we believe the stigma and chronic nature of OUD has some similarities with HIV. Insights obtained in the study 48 Open access from two interviews with participants at baseline and after 48 hours of using the app regarding functionality, privacy concerns, battery conservation, ability to directly manage location sharing within the app and the overall 48-hour experience have been integrated into the latest version of the study app. After experiencing the app for 48 hours, participants were also asked about their willingness to participate in a year-long study, aligning with this protocol.…”

Potential use of virtual reality technologies for opioid use disorder treatment

“…One way to gain insight about feasibility and acceptability of using digital tools is the inclusion of target population as part of the design process to explore what virtual environment, messaging, and approaches would appeal to potential participants and patients. The knowledge obtained from these informants could also be useful in getting buy-in and interest from a group that may be disinterested in using technology alongside MOUD [30]. Another consideration would be the lack of access to VR by the program or facility.…”