Experiences of Patients with Endometriosis with a Digital Health Application - a Qualitative Analysis

Marco Richard Zugaj, Ariane Germeyer, Karina Kranz, Andrea Züger, Jens Keßler
In: Research Square · 2024 · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-4183214/v1 · W4396517172
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This qualitative study interviewed ten endometriosis patients about their experiences with the Endo-App©, finding it provided reliable information and promoted self-efficacy but was criticized for data input time and privacy concerns.

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This qualitative study interviewed 10 women with endometriosis who had been prescribed the German digital health application Endo-App©, using semi-structured interviews analyzed via focused interview content-structuring with both deductive and inductive approaches. Patients described the app as providing reliable information, promoting self-efficacy through exercises, and strengthening perceptions of the individuality of their illness, while also minimizing nocebo effects from online information and enabling a positive change of perspective. Key limitations included that some participants found the time needed for data entry burdensome, reported data protection concerns, perceived educational modules as redundant, and some used the app only briefly or not at all. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it investigates how a prescribed digital health application shapes patients’ subjective illness experiences.

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