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The Usage of Digital Health Mobile-based Applications Among Saudi Population

Naif AlAli
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Yasser AlKhudairy
,
Khalid AlSafadi
,
Bandar Abduljabbar
,
Nawfal Aljerian
,
Abdulrahman M Albeshry
,
Najim Z. Alshahrani
* ORCID logo
Version 1 : Received: 10 April 2023 / Approved: 11 April 2023 / Online: 11 April 2023 (02:58:44 CEST)

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AlAli, N.; AlKhudairy, Y.; AlSafadi, K.; Abduljabbar, B.; Aljerian, N.; Albeshry, A.M.; Alshahrani, N.Z. The Usage of Digital Health Mobile-Based Applications among Saudi Population. Healthcare 2023, 11, 1413. AlAli, N.; AlKhudairy, Y.; AlSafadi, K.; Abduljabbar, B.; Aljerian, N.; Albeshry, A.M.; Alshahrani, N.Z. The Usage of Digital Health Mobile-Based Applications among Saudi Population. Healthcare 2023, 11, 1413.

Abstract

This study aimed at assessing the extent to which the Saudi general population has embraced digital health medical applications to meet their health-related needs so that the Saudi Ministry of Health and government can appropriately be guided on scaling up of digital health across the country. As such, this study was guided by the question of to what extent do the Saudi people use digital health mobile-based applications?. This was a cross-sectional study utilizing snowballing sampling approach. Frequencies, Chi-square, and Spearman rank correlation statistics were used to offer descriptive and inferential analysis of the variables. The majority of the participants were economically able to afford smart devices that have medical apps, had at least an app on such devices, and highly regarded the benefits of the apps. Unfortunately, their understanding of how to use such apps was limited and this posed a barrier to embracing digital health alongside difficulty downloading apps, and medical ethical concerns. Although there is a willingness, extra effort is needed from the Saudi Ministry of Health and government to promote the uptake of digital health in Saudi Arabia.

Keywords

Digital Health; Mobile; mobile-based applications; medical apps; Saudi Arabia

Subject

Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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