Teenager Perspectives on COVID Alert, a Digital Exposure Notification App in Canada.

Autor: Osmanlliu E; Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec; Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Montréal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec. Electronic address: esli.osmanlliu@mcgill.ca., Paquette J; Research Center of the University of Montréal Hospital Centre, Montréal, Québec., Rodriguez Duarte MA; Research Center of the University of Montréal Hospital Centre, Montréal, Québec., Bédard S; Centre d'Excellence sur le Partenariat avec les Patients et le Public, Montréal, Québec., Pomey MP; Centre d'Excellence sur le Partenariat avec les Patients et le Public, Montréal, Québec; Research Centre of the University of Montréal Hospital Centre, Montréal, Québec; Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, School of Public Health, University of Montréal, Montréal, Québec.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine [J Adolesc Health] 2024 Mar; Vol. 74 (3), pp. 617-620. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 09.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.10.006
Abstrakt: Purpose: COVID Alert is an exposure notification app deployed in Canada to help limit the spread of COVID-19.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey conducted in Québec, Canada. The questionnaire was codesigned with patients and members of the public. It assessed the perspectives of teenagers aged 15-17 years old.
Results: Among 237 respondents, 27% had downloaded the COVID Alert app. Friends and relatives constituted the largest influence for app download. The most frequently reported concerns included threats to privacy, confidentiality, cybersecurity, and geolocalization. Among nonusers, having more social contacts and evidence demonstrating effectiveness would have motivated app download. Individual factors associated with download included high concern about the pandemic and high self-perceived app knowledge.
Discussion: Future digital health interventions should engage teenagers in developing tools that promote social acceptance and responsible use in this group.
(Copyright © 2023 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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