Health Services Research
Conditions
Keywords
digital medical history, anonymized usage data, general practice, GP consultations, GP, health services research
Brief summary
This study aims to understand how people use a mobile app that helps them record their symptoms before going to the doctor. Patients use the app on a tablet or other digital device. The app guides patients through a series of structured questions tailored to their symptoms. The data collected is then transferred to the practice's electronic record and is available to the treating doctor before and during the consultation. In this project, anonymized usage data will be analyzed to contribute to the further development of the tool and to provide valuable insights for health services research.
Detailed description
In several studies the usability of digital medical history tools has been demonstrated. These tools allow acute complaints to be recorded using an app before a medical consultation and the data collected to be transferred to the electronic medical record. The aim of the study is to investigate the effectiveness and use of a digital medical history tool that is becoming increasingly popular in general practice. To this end, it is aimed to evaluate anonymized usage data provided by the company that distributes the app, aidminutes gUG, as part of an observational study with the aim of identifying potential for further development and for questions of health services research (e.g. on the frequency of GP consultations, morbidity and frequency of complaints). This is a retrospective data analysis of anonymous routine data in a cross-sectional design.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University Hospital Goettingen
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* all patients that use the app in a general practice that agreed to provide data * all ages (including children if the app is used by parent or legal guardian) * all complaints chosen in the app
Exclusion criteria
* patients that use the app in a general practice that did not agree to provide data * patients that use the app in a general practice outside of the federal state Lower Saxony
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Use patterns | From enrollment to the end of app use, up to 8 years | Evaluation of the use patterns and frequencies of the medical history tool |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Data quality | From enrollment to the end of app use, up to 8 years | Investigation of the consistency and completeness of the medical history data collected by the medical history tool |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
CONTACTFrank Müller, MD PhD
CONTACTEva Maria Noack
Outcome results
None listed