Johannes Knitza|Dávid Simon|Antonia Lambrecht|Christina Raab|Koray Tascilar|Melanie Hagen|Arnd Kleyer|Sara Bayat|Adrian Derungs|Oliver Amft|Georg Schett|Axel J. Hueber
Mobile Health Usage, Preferences, Barriers, and eHealth Literacy in Rheumatology: Patient Survey Study
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg|Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg|Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg|Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg|Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg|Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg|Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg|Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg|Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg|Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg|Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg|Sozialstiftung Bamberg|Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
background mobile health mhealth defines support practice health care using mobile devices promises improve current treatment situation patients chronic diseases little known mhealth usage digital preferences patients chronic rheumatic diseases objective aim study explore mhealth usage preferences barriers ehealth literacy reported german patients rheumatic diseases methods december 2018 january 2019 patients recruited consecutively rheumatoid arthritis psoriatic arthritis axial spondyloarthritis asked complete paperbased survey survey included questions sociodemographics health characteristics mhealth usage ehealth literacy using ehealth literacy scale eheals communication information preferences results patients n193 completed survey 176 patients 912 regularly used smartphone 89 patients 461 regularly used social media patients 132193 684 believed using medical apps could beneficial health 193 patients 8 41 currently using medical apps 22 patients 114 stated knew useful rheumatology websitesmobile apps nearly patients 188193 974 would agree share mobile app data research purposes 193 patients 129 668 would regularly enter data using app 146 patients 756 would welcome official mobile app recommendations national rheumatology society preferred duration data entry 15 minutes 110193 570 preferred frequency weekly 59193 306 medication information desired app feature 150193 777 internet frequently utilized source information 144193 746 mean ehealth literacy low 26340 positively correlated younger age app use belief benefit using medical apps current internet use obtain health information conclusions patients rheumatic diseases eager use mhealth technologies better understand chronic diseases openmindedness counterbalanced low mhealth usage competency personalized mhealth solutions clear implementation recommendations needed realize full potential mhealth rheumatology