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Views on mobile health apps for skin cancer screening in the general population
- Source :
- British Journal of Dermatology, 185(5), 961-969. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2021.
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Abstract
- Background: Mobile health (mHealth) applications (apps) incorporating artificial intelligence for skin cancer screening are increasingly reimbursed by health insurers. However, an in-depth exploration of the general public’s views towards these apps is lacking. Objectives: To explore the perceived barriers and facilitators towards mHealth apps for skin cancer screening among the Dutch general population. Methods: A qualitative study consisting of four focus groups with 27 participants was conducted. A two-stage purposive sampling method was used to include information-rich participants from the Dutch general population with varying experience of mHealth. A topic guide was used to structure the sessions. All focus group meetings were transcribed verbatim and analysed in thematic content analysis by two researchers using several coding phases, resulting in an overview of themes and subthemes, categorized as (sub-)barriers and (sub)facilitators. Results: Main barriers to using mHealth apps included a perceived lack of value, perception of untrustworthiness, preference for a doctor, privacy concerns, a complex user interface, and high costs. The main factors facilitating the use of mHealth among the general population were a high perceived value, a transparent and trustworthy identity of app developers, endorsement by healthcare providers and government regulating bodies, and ease and low costs of use. Conclusions: To increase successful adoption in skin cancer screening apps, developers should create a transparent identity and build trustworthy apps. Collaboration between app developers, general practitioners and dermatologists is advocated to improve mHealth integration with skin cancer care. Special attention should be given to the development of low-cost, privacy-friendly, easy-to-use apps.
- Subjects :
- Government
Medical education
education.field_of_study
Skin Neoplasms
Population
Dermatology
Focus group
Mobile Applications
Telemedicine
Nonprobability sampling
030207 dermatology & venereal diseases
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Artificial Intelligence
General Practitioners
Humans
User interface
Thematic analysis
Psychology
education
mHealth
Early Detection of Cancer
Qualitative research
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13652133 and 00070963
- Volume :
- 185
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- British Journal of Dermatology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....542462af11540cc1d421882d9327e89b