Patient Motivation
The reflective and automatic brain processes that energize and direct patients’ goal setting and decision-making and their behaviors regarding using digital health. It refers to patients' perceived advantages, perceived disadvantages, and initial mindset
For example, some patients reported DHIs bring them the sense of security, while others perceived DHIs replace the traditional appropriate (face-to-face) health care.
Other Patient Determinants
What are positive, negative, and double-edged factors?
These categories were classified into positive, negative, and double-edged factors based on their positive, negative, and diverse impacts on digital PEx.
Positive Factors describe the advantageous or beneficial attributes
Negative Factors describe the disadvantages or detrimental attributes.
Double-Edged Factors describe attributes that have both beneficial and harmful sides.
PERCEPTION (perceived advantages and disadvantages)
POSITIVE
Perceived sense of security, independence, empowerment, convenience and access to care, and less sense of vulnerability
Prepared for emergencies or hospital visits
Intact social networks
A suitable goal setting
NEGATIVE
Perceived no benefits
Perceived threats to security, privacy, independence, or an individual’s sense of identity
Worried digital health would replace traditional appropriate (face-to-face) health care services
Impede social life or interfere with patient-to-provider relationships
Cause additional burden (being bombarded with too many messages)
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MINDSET
POSITIVE
Prefer digital solutions
Strong desire to keep healthy or gain knowledge
NEGATIVE
Computer anxiety
Overreliance
Loss of interest
Lack of motivation
DOUBLE-EDGED
Patient preferences, expectations, desires, priorities, understanding, or beliefs
Reliance
Trust in technology