Health-Related Internet Use Among Outpatients Undergoing Cancer Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Survey Study
The majority of patients were regular internet users and expressed an openness to eHealth apps. Factors such as internet literacy and average age are important to consider when implementing new eHealth apps in a clinical setting. Despite the positive influence of the pandemic on internet use, there remains a gap between self-reported readiness and real use of eHealth apps.
Authors
- Theres Fey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9947-3275)
- Volker Heinemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1349-3321)
- Rachel Wuerstlein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7268-0840)
- Sebastian Theurich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5706-8258)
- Nicole Erickson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0473-7689)
- Jozefina Casuscelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9899-1986)
- Sarah Seynstahl
- Daniel Nasseh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2167-3146)
- Nicole Jost (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8978-7385)
Institutions
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Human Factors
- Published
- 2025-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/72614
- Primary Topic
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00