Adoption of a Contact Tracing App for Containing COVID-19: A Health Belief Model Approach.

Michel Walrave Cato Waeterloos Koen Ponnet

Published in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2020)

Initiatives to stimulate the uptake of contact tracing apps should enhance perceived benefits and self-efficacy. A perceived barrier for some potential users is privacy concerns. Therefore, when developing and launching an app, clarification on how individuals' privacy will be protected is needed. To sustain perceived benefits in the long run, supplementary options could be integrated to inform and assist users.

Keyphrases

social support
mental health
depressive symptoms
health information
physical activity
coronavirus disease
big data
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healthcare
public health
social media
human health
electronic health record
machine learning
artificial intelligence