Usability and acceptance of a digital screening tool for diabetes in four European countries: the DigiCare4You study

Abstract

Digital screening programs and tools provide the potential for early detection of chronic diseases such as diabetes in the general population. The main purpose of the current paper is to present the findings of a multi-country study conducted with implementers (i.e., health professionals) and citizens (i.e., patients) to assess the usability and acceptance of a digital screening tool for type 2 diabetes screening. To this aim, 109 healthcare professionals and 71 citizens from four (4) European countries—Bulgaria, Albania, Spain, and Greece -participated in the study. The participants were requested to test the DigiCare4You tool, by completing instructed activities for user interaction, and w..