Recommendations of digital health applications to patients by Portuguese General Practitioners: a cross-sectional study
Nearly half of Portuguese GPs surveyed recommended digital apps, highlighting their potential to support self-management and reduce face-to-face consultation. Broader adoption may depend on fostering greater physician confidence in app use by strengthening the scientific evidence of apps.
Authors
- Cristina Jácome (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1151-8791)
- Ana Luísa Neves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7107-7211)
- Elena Lammila-Escalera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6805-5241)
- Tito Mendes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7590-5523)
Institutions
- Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo (PT)
- Decision Sciences (United States) (US)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of General Practice
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13814788.2025.2567457
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00