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Key data on smartphone and medical app usage behavior of the patients in this study (N=1055).
| Usage behavior | Values, n (%) | |
| Smartphone ownership | ||
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Yes | 945 (89.57) |
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No | 110 (10.43) |
| Mobile web access | ||
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Yes | 942 (89.28) |
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No | 113 (10.71) |
| Is web access used to obtain medical information? | ||
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Yes | 661 (62.65) |
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No | 394 (37.35) |
| Medical app use | ||
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Yes | 118 (11.18) |
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No | 937 (88.81) |
| Has a medical app ever been recommended by a doctor? | ||
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Yes | 37 (3.51) |
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No | 1018 (96.49) |
