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Symptom Checkers (35) Demographics of Users, Social & Digital Divide (843) mHealth for Screening (263) Mobile Health (mhealth) (3178) Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions (3672)

Published on in Vol 25 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/46231, first published .
Characteristics of Users and Nonusers of Symptom Checkers in Germany: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Characteristics of Users and Nonusers of Symptom Checkers in Germany: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Characteristics of Users and Nonusers of Symptom Checkers in Germany: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Authors of this article:

Marvin Kopka1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Lennart Scatturin1 Author Orcid Image ;   Hendrik Napierala3 Author Orcid Image ;   Daniel Fürstenau1, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Markus A Feufel2 Author Orcid Image ;   Felix Balzer1 Author Orcid Image ;   Malte L Schmieding1 Author Orcid Image
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  1. Kopka M, Feufel M, Berner E, Schmieding M. How suitable are clinical vignettes for the evaluation of symptom checker apps? A test theoretical perspective. DIGITAL HEALTH 2023;9 View
  2. Wetzel A, Klemmt M, Müller R, Rieger M, Joos S, Koch R. Only the anxious ones? Identifying characteristics of symptom checker app users: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024;24(1) View
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  4. Kopka M, Feufel M. Software symptomcheckR: an R package for analyzing and visualizing symptom checker triage performance. BMC Digital Health 2024;2(1) View
  5. Wetzel A, Preiser C, Müller R, Joos S, Koch R, Henking T, Haumann H. Unveiling Usage Patterns and Explaining Usage of Symptom Checker Apps: Explorative Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2024;26:e55161 View
  6. Hörhammer I, Suvanto J, Kinnunen M, Kujala S. Usefulness of self-guided digital services among mental health patients: The role of health confidence and sociodemographic characteristics. International Journal of Medical Informatics 2025;194:105693 View
  7. Kopka M, Napierala H, Privoznik M, Sapunova D, Zhang S, Feufel M. The RepVig framework for designing use-case specific representative vignettes and evaluating triage accuracy of laypeople and symptom assessment applications. Scientific Reports 2024;14(1) View
  8. Kopka M, Wang S, Kunz S, Schmid C, Feufel M. Technology-supported self-triage decision making. npj Health Systems 2025;2(1) View
  9. Koch R, Steffen M, Wetzel A, Preiser C, Klemmt M, Ehni H, Mueller R, Joos S. Exploring Laypersons’ Experiences With a Mobile Symptom Checker App as an Interface Between eHealth Literacy, Health Literacy, and Health-Related Behavior: Qualitative Interview Study. JMIR Formative Research 2025;9:e60647 View
  10. Langmann E, Henking T, Joos S, Klemmt M, Müller R, Preiser C, Ranisch R, Koch R, Rieger M, Wetzel A, Wiesing U, Ehni H. Handlungsempfehlungen zum Einsatz von Symptom-Checker-Apps im Gesundheitskontext – basierend auf den Ergebnissen aus dem Projekt CHECK.APP. Ethik in der Medizin 2025 View
  11. Kopka M, von Kalckreuth N, Feufel M. Accuracy of online symptom assessment applications, large language models, and laypeople for self–triage decisions. npj Digital Medicine 2025;8(1) View
  12. Schmieding M, Kopka M, Bolanaki M, Napierala H, Altendorf M, Kuschick D, Piper S, Scatturin L, Schmidt K, Schorr C, Thissen A, Wäscher C, Heintze C, Möckel M, Balzer F, Slagman A. Impact of a Symptom Checker App on Patient-Physician Interaction Among Self-Referred Walk-In Patients in the Emergency Department: Multicenter, Parallel-Group, Randomized, Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2025;27:e64028 View
  13. Jakobi S, Boy K, Wagner M, May S, Temiz A, Liphardt A, Araujo E, Carmona L, Knevel R, Schett G, Knitza J, Muehlensiepen F, Morf H. Rheumatic? A diagnostic decision support tool for individuals suspecting rheumatic diseases: Mixed-methods usability and acceptability study. BMC Rheumatology 2025;9(1) View