Einschätzung deutscher Hausärztinnen und Hausärzte zur integrierten Versorgung mittels Kommunikationstechnologien

Fischer, Stefanie; Schrimpf, Anne; Herget, Sabine; Lippmann, Stefan; Coenen, Martin; Heiland, Nils Henning; Panknin, Christina; Weckbecker, Klaus; Bleckwenn, Markus

doi:10.1007/s15006-022-1133-3

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“…We further observed substantial differences in the number and strength of barriers as well as the number and importance of improvement strategies based on the current and expected future usage of digital health solutions. Countless studies have proposed a lack of experience and familiarity with digital health solutions to be a key barrier to adoption 11 , 16 , 17 , 23 , 36 , 38 , 41 , a finding that is further consistent with our literature review and expert interviews. As the expected future was as a strong predictor in our linear hierarchical regression model, it might be beneficial to provide GPs with information highlighting the importance of digital health solutions, the latest advancements, and outlooks in digital health.…”

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Understanding inherent influencing factors to digital health adoption in general practices through a mixed-methods analysis

Weik,

Fehring,

Mortsiefer

et al. 2024

npj Digit. Med.

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Extensive research has shown the potential value of digital health solutions and highlighted the importance of clinicians’ adoption. As general practitioners (GPs) are patients’ first point of contact, understanding influencing factors to their digital health adoption is especially important to derive personalized practical recommendations. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study broadly identifies adoption barriers and potential improvement strategies in general practices, including the impact of GPs’ inherent characteristics – especially their personality – on digital health adoption. Results of our online survey with 216 GPs reveal moderate overall barriers on a 5-point Likert-type scale, with required workflow adjustments (M = 4.13, SD = 0.93), inadequate reimbursement (M = 4.02, SD = 1.02), and high training effort (M = 3.87, SD = 1.01) as substantial barriers. Improvement strategies are considered important overall, with respondents especially wishing for improved interoperability (M = 4.38, SD = 0.81), continued technical support (M = 4.33, SD = 0.91), and improved usability (M = 4.20, SD = 0.88). In our regression model, practice-related characteristics, the expected future digital health usage, GPs’ digital affinity, several personality traits, and digital maturity are significant predictors of the perceived strength of barriers. For the perceived importance of improvement strategies, only demographics and usage-related variables are significant predictors. This study provides strong evidence for the impact of GPs’ inherent characteristics on barriers and improvement strategies. Our findings highlight the need for comprehensive approaches integrating personal and emotional elements to make digitization in practices more engaging, tangible, and applicable.

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