Exploring the Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing a Smartphone App for Physicians to Improve the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarctions: Multicenter, Mixed Methods, Observational Study
Results from the 3 web-based preimplementation surveys to identify key barriers and enablers to the implementation of the app helped inform the selection of tailored implementation strategies to support the rollout of the app across the health region. The surveys identified key barriers around technology, privacy, and access to required Wi-Fi that needed to be addressed during app implementation to facilitate uptake and use. Results from the surveys, and ongoing evaluation of effectiveness, are informing the expansion of the app intervention to local ambulance services and other health regions.
Authors
- Hassan Masoom
- Madhu K. Natarajan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6372-1348)
- Katelyn J Cullen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3589-8159)
- Mathew Mercuri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8070-9615)
- Hassan R. Mir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7486-8123)
- Marija Corovic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6310-2376)
- Jacob Crawshaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6302-1496)
- Karen Mosleh
- JD Schwalm
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- University of Johannesburg (ZA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Population Health Research Institute (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- William Osler Health System (CA)
- Hamilton Health Sciences (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR mhealth and uhealth
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/60173
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63