The Adoption of Mobile Health Technology for Postoperative Wound Management: The use of MyHealthPal application by both Patients and Clinicians.

Description :

Surgical site infections (SSIs) remain a major challenge in postoperative care, contributing to increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. As mobile health (mhealth) technologies offer promising solutions for remote patient monitoring and clinical decision-making, their successful adoption is essential to improving care outcomes. This study explores the adoption of the MyHealthPal (MHP) application, a digital health platform designed to support patients and clinicians in tracking postoperative wound recovery through the lens of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). By focusing on the following constructs such as (1) perceived ease of use, (2) perceived usefulness, and (3) intention to use, the study investigates how both patients and clinicians interact with and perceive the value of MHP in real-world post-surgery operating care management and recovery settings in Lebanon. A mixed-methods approach is employed: a quantitative TAM, based survey evaluates core acceptance variables among MHP users, and a qualitative semi-structured guide explores patients lived experiences with the application. The study focuses on a purposively selected sample of actual users recruited through a clinical partnership with the Global Smile Foundation. All data is gathered through digital tools and analyzed using SPSS and NVivo. These findings are intended to inform future research and serve as a foundation for broader implementation studies evaluating MHP's adoption and scalability across diverse healthcare environments.