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Patients' acceptance for digital technologies in healthcare: a discrete choice experiment

Patients' acceptance for digital technologies in healthcare: a discrete choice experiment

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00031543
Enrollment
1000
Registered
2023-03-24
Start date
2019-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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Conditions

Stroke I64

Interventions

Group 1: This study consists of the following elicitation methods: 1) Qualitative semi-structured patient interviews and expert interviews (2020
N = 19). 2) Qualitative pretest interviews to test a survey instrument using the think-aloud method (2021
N = 18). 2) Discrete choice experiment using a quantitative survey via an online questionnaire (2022-2023
number of participants will be known after study completion)

Sponsors

Hochschule Neubrandenburg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. stroke patients (experimental group). Patients with a diagnosis of stroke. Preferably experience in rehabilitative therapy (neurorehabilitation) Residence in Germany Able to read and understand the German language Willing and able to provide online informed consent stating that they understand the purpose and procedures of the study and are willing to participate in the study 2. general population (control group) Resident in Germany Able to read and understand the German language Willing and able to provide online informed consent stating that they understand the purpose and procedures of the study and are willing to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: For both populations: Resident in Germany Not able to read and understand the German language Unwilling and unable to provide online informed consent stating that they understand the purpose and procedures of the study and are willing to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Our primary endpoint is to weight the criteria that impact patient acceptance when interacting with digital technologies for healthcare and as an adjunct to traditional care provided by a human professional.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end points include (1) a benefit-burden assessment, (2) an overall comparison of the relative importance of attributes, and (3) identification of key attributes that influence patient adherence. Our exploratory end points include (1) assessment of heterogeneity and (2) subgroup analysis.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAxel Mühlbacher

Hochschule Neubrandenburg

muehlbacher@hs-nb.de+49 395 5693 3108

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026