%0 Journal Article
%@ 2561-326X
%I JMIR Publications
%V 8
%N 
%P e52726
%T Barriers to Postdischarge Smartphone App Use Among Patients With Traumatic Rib Fractures
%A Berrigan,Margaret T
%A Beaulieu-Jones,Brendin R
%A Baines,Rachel
%A Berkowitz,Seth
%A Evans,Heather
%A Brat,Gabriel A
%+ Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 110 Francis Street, Suite 2G, Boston, MA, 02215, United States, 1 617 632 9922, gbrat@bidmc.harvard.edu
%K mobile health
%K smartphone app
%K electronic health record
%K postdischarge monitoring
%K implementation science
%K mHealth
%K app
%K apps
%K application
%K applications
%K digital health
%K smartphone
%K smartphones
%K mobile phone
%D 2024
%7 31.5.2024
%9 Research Letter
%J JMIR Form Res
%G English
%X Rib fractures commonly result from traumatic injury and often require hospitalization for pain control and supportive pulmonary care. Although the use of mobile health technology to share patient-generated health data has increased, it remains limited in patients with traumatic injuries. We sought to assess the feasibility of mobile health tracking in patients with rib fractures by using a smartphone app to monitor postdischarge recovery. We encountered patient, institutional, and process-related obstacles that limited app use. The success of future work requires the acknowledgment of these limitations and the use of an implementation science framework to effectively integrate technological tools for personalized trauma care.
%R 10.2196/52726
%U https://formative.jmir.org/2024/1/e52726
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/52726