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. 2026 Feb 4;18:e83551. doi: 10.2196/83551

Table 4.

The top 5 main barriers to different types of digital technologies in health care.

Barriers to using digital technologiesa Values (%)
Barriers to remote consultations (top 5)

Lack of legal protection 29.8

Doubts about stable operation of technology 25.3

Fears of making wrong decisions 22.2

Data privacy concerns 20.9

Lack of technical base 20.5
Barriers to remote monitoring (top 5)

Doubts about stable operation of technology 29.2

Fear of making wrong decisions 26.4

Lack of technical base 24

Lack of legal security 21

Lack of knowledge about products 17.5
Barriers to technologies for diagnostics (top 5)

Lack of technical base 31.6

Fear of making wrong decisions 26.8

Lack of knowledge about products 24.7

Lack of training courses 20.8

Fear of overdiagnosis 15.8
Barriers to systems to support physicians in making medical decisions (top 5)

Lack of technical base 26.7

Lack of knowledge about products 26

Lack of interest from management 20.7

Lack of training courses 19.9

Lack of legal protection 17.5

aThe data provided are weighted by the distribution of physicians across populated areas of the Russian Federation.