Will They or Won’t They? Understanding New Zealand Adults’ Attitudes Towards Using Digital Interventions
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Wilson, H
Hayward, P
Donkin, L
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Frontiers Media SA
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Background: Digital interventions deliver healthcare via the internet or smartphone application to support people's well-being and health. Yet uptake is relatively poor. Furthermore, several studies exploring attitudes towards digital interventions have found inconsistent attitudes. In addition to this, regional and cultural nuances may further influence attitudes to digital interventions. Objective: This study aimed to understand New Zealand adults' attitudes towards digital interventions and their influences. Results: A mixed-method design consisting of a cross-sectional survey and semi-structured interviews found that New Zealand adults hold varied and complex attitudes towards digital interventions. Attitudes were found to be influenced by group membership and the scenarios in which digital interventions are made available. In addition, beliefs about the benefits and concerns surrounding digital interventions, knowledge, perceived views of others, and previous experience and confidence influenced these attitudes. Conclusions: Findings indicated that digital interventions would be acceptable if offered as part of the healthcare service rather than a standalone intervention. Key modifiable factors that could positively influence attitudes were identified and could be leveraged to increase the perceived acceptability of digital interventions.Description
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attitude, digital health, digital intervention, eHealth, mental health, 4203 Health Services and Systems, 42 Health Sciences, Clinical Research, Prevention, 7 Management of diseases and conditions, 7.1 Individual care needs, 3 Good Health and Well Being, 4203 Health services and systems
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Frontiers in Digital Health, ISSN: 2673-253X (Print); 2673-253X (Online), Frontiers Media SA, 5, 1008564-. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2023.1008564
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© 2023 Wilson, Hayward and Donkin. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.