Awareness and intention-to-use of digital health applications, artificial intelligence and blockchain technology in breast cancer care.

Autor:	Griewing S; Institute for Healthcare Management, Chair of General Business Administration, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.; Institute for Digital Medicine, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.; Commission for Digital Medicine, German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Berlin, Germany., Knitza J; Institute for Digital Medicine, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany., Gremke N; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany., Wallwiener M; Commission for Digital Medicine, German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Berlin, Germany.; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany., Wagner U; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.; Commission for Digital Medicine, German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Berlin, Germany., Lingenfelder M; Institute for Healthcare Management, Chair of General Business Administration, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany., Kuhn S; Institute for Digital Medicine, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in medicine [Front Med (Lausanne)] 2024 May 02; Vol. 11, pp. 1380940. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 02 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.3389/fmed.2024.1380940
Abstrakt:	Emerging digital technologies promise to improve breast cancer care, however lack of awareness among clinicians often prevents timely adoption. This study aims to investigate current awareness and intention-to-use of three technologies among breast cancer healthcare professionals (HCP): (1) digital health applications (DHA), (2) artificial intelligence (AI), and (3) blockchain technology (BC). A 22-item questionnaire was designed and administered before and after a 30 min educational presentation highlighting technology implementation examples. Technology awareness and intention-to-use were measured using 7-point Likert scales. Correlations between demographics, technology awareness, intention-to-use, and eHealth literacy (GR-eHEALS scale) were analyzed. 45 HCP completed the questionnaire, of whom 26 (57.8%) were female. Age ranged from 24 to 67 {mean age (SD): 44.93 ± 12.62}. Awareness was highest for DHA (68.9%) followed by AI (66.7%) and BC (24.4%). The presentation led to a non-significant increase of intention-to-use AI {5.37 (±1.81) to 5.83 (±1.64)}. HCPs´ intention-to-use BC after the presentation increased significantly {4.30 (±2.04) to 5.90 (±1.67), p  < 0.01}. Mean accumulated score for GR-eHEALS averaged 33.04 (± 6.61). HCPs´ intended use of AI significantly correlated with eHealth literacy (ρ = 0.383; p  < 0.01), intention-to-use BC (ρ = 0.591; p  < 0.01) and participants´ age (ρ = -0.438; p  < 0.01). This study demonstrates the effect that even a short practical presentation can have on HCPs´ intention-to-use emerging digital technologies. Training potential professional users should be addressed alongside the development of new information technologies and is crucial to increase HCPs´ corresponding awareness and intended use. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2024 Griewing, Knitza, Gremke, Wallwiener, Wagner, Lingenfelder and Kuhn.)
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