1. Digital Therapeutics in Urology: An Innovative Approach to Patient Care and Management
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Severin Rodler, Karl-Friedrich Kowalewski, Henriette Scheibert, Moritz Bensel, Leo Federico Stadelmeier, Amelie Styn, Ines Rivero Belenchon, Mark Taratkin, Stefano Puliatti, Juan Gomez Rivas, Alessandro Veccia, Pietro Piazza, Enrico Checcucci, Maurice S. Michel, Christian G. Stief, and Giovanni Cacciamani
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Digital therapeutics ,Patient perspective ,Urology ,App ,Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology ,RC870-923 ,Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,RC254-282 - Abstract
Digital therapeutics (DTx) are a new class of intervention involving evidence-based software applications and have been used in neurology and psychiatry. To assess the potential of DTx in urology, we conducted a survey to assess the current prevalence of the digital infrastructure required for DTx, areas of support expected by patients, and requirements for uptake. Between November 2022 and January 2023, we conducted an anonymized survey at two German academic centers among patients with urologic conditions. We found that among patients aged
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- 2023
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