"That's just Future Medicine" - a qualitative study on users' experiences of symptom checker apps.

Authors:
Müller R; Klemmt M; Koch R; Ehni HJ; Henking T and 3 more

Journal:
BMC Med Ethics

Publication Year: 2024

DOI:
10.1186/s12910-024-01011-5

PMCID:
PMC10874001

PMID:
38365749

Journal Information

Journal Title: BMC Med Ethics

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Publication Details

Subject Category: Medical Ethics

Available in Europe PMC: Yes

Available in PMC: Yes

PDF Available: No

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Evidence found in paper:

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThe study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was obtained from the ethics committee of the University of Tübingen (ID: 464/2020BO). Ethics research requirements, such as informed consent and data protection, were carefully considered. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants. Consent for publicationNot Applicable. Competing interestsNone declared. Competing interests None declared."

Evidence found in paper:

"Funding Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL. The project is part of the joint research project “CHECK.APP” and is fully funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Grant No. 01GP1907A). The funding body played no role in the design of the study and collection, analysis, interpretation of data, and in writing the manuscript. Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL."

Evidence found in paper:

"Trial registration German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS): DRKS00022465. 07/08/2020."

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