Table 2.

Codes used in the qualitative study part.

Code	Descriptors	Subthemes
Health Apps	Professional health apps for medical decision finding Lay health apps giving diagnostic advise and therapeutic control	Doctor’s competitor, Doctor’s assistant Technical challenges Erroneousness (misleading) Patient’s assistant Information tool Patient–doctor alienation Economization of consultations
Wearables	Electronic devices to track physical metrics, consumer wearables	Effects on self-determination Medical device Motivation tool Self-controlling Health consciences Monitoring tool for physical fitness
Telemedicine	Telecommunication technology for remote health care	Simplification of doctor–patient interaction Monitoring tool 24/7 surveillance Amelioration of patient quality of life Enhances patient’s independence
Digitization in patient management	Electronic software solutions to aid the health care	Peer-to-peer communication Patient management Patient records Literature search Data management and transfer Digital literacy of users
Data protection	Safeguarding of important information	Data misuse Transparent patient Unnecessary restrain Patient health card
Robotics in medicine	Use of computerized or automated devices in health care	Doctor’s assistant Doctor’s competitor Support in diagnostic and analytic procedures Alienation of patients Legal responsibility
AI	Computer- or software-driven machines to perform activities normally thought to require intelligence	Doctor’s assistant Doctor’s competitor Support in diagnostic and analytic procedures Legal responsibility Distrust Lack of information