Digital Health / eHealth / mHealth & Hospitals in the U.S. 2017

Topics of the survey

• Digital Health
• eHealth
• mHealth
• Hospitals

• Method: Online Survey
• Survey name: Statista Survey Digital Health & Hospitals 2017
• Region: USA
• Number of respondents: 1043
• Type of respondents: English speaking residential population, 18 years and older
• Survey time period: March 2nd - 7th 2017

• Gender
• Age
• Ethnicity
• Type of Community
• Work in Health Care

Sociodemographics

• What is your gender?
• What is your age?

• Please rate your current health on a scale from 1 to 10.
• Please rate your physical fitness on a scale from 1 to 10.
• How often do you excise?
• Do you suffer from any of these chronic conditions?
• Have you ever heard about e-health?
• How much are you interested in the topic of e-health?
• Do you own a smartphone or tablet?
• The following is a selection of different e-health apps for smartphones and tablets. Could you imagine using any of them?
• How likely is it that you would pay for any of these apps?
• The following is a selection of different e-health apps for smartphones and tablets. Could you imagine using any of them?answer: have used it at least once
• The following is a selection of different e-health apps for smartphones and tablets. Could you imagine using any of them?answer: i can imagine using them
• How likely is it that you would pay for any of these apps?answer: very likely or rather likely
• The following is a selection of different e-health devices. Could you imagine using any of them?
• How likely is it that you would pay for any of the following devices?
• The following is a selection of different e-health devices. Could you imagine using any of them?answer: have used it at least once
• The following is a selection of different e-health devices. Could you imagine using any of them?answer: can imagine using it
• How likely is it that you would pay for any of the following devices?answer: very likely or rather likely
• Have you ever heard of wearable computing devices?
• Which type of wareable device interest you most?
• What kind of health and fitness (wearable) tech devices do you plan to purchase in the next 12 months?
• What kind of digital fitness devices do you use?
• Which of the following features are important to you in your decision to purchase a fitness technology product?
• In your own view, what are the reasons for using e-health apps and devices?
• And, in your own view, what are the reasons why you are not using e-health apps and devices?
• Which of these channels would you like to use to communicate with healthcare providers?
• And which of these e-health services would you like to use?
• For which of these e-health services would you be willing to pay?
• For you as a patient, what in what areas did you experience changes or expect to experience changes due to the use of e-health applications and hardware?
• More and more practices rely on digital technology to communicate with patients and manage and exchange data.Which benefits do you personally expect from the intensified use of digital technology in healthcare?
• And in your own view, what are the reasons against the intensified use of digital technology in healthcare?

• [outpatient treatment] How often have you received medical care at a hospital within the last five years?
• [inpatient treatment] How often have you received medical care at a hospital within the last five years?
• For what kind of illnesses have you been treated in hospitals?
• Overall, how satisfied were you with the treatment you received during your last hospital stay?
• From your experience, which of the following adjectives do you associate with hospital staff (e.g. doctors and nurses)?
• When in hospital, which of the following aspects matter to you most?
• If given the choice, would you rather go to a for-profit or a non-profit hospital?
• Do you think that treatment in for-profit hospitals is better than in non-profit hospitals?
• Which of these hospital care providers do you know, even if only by name?
• Which of these hospital care providers have you already been treated at?
• Which of these hospital care providers would you consider when in need for treatement?
• What influences your choice of hospital?
• Have you ever been treated in a hospital outside of the US?
• Where was that?
• How would you rate the quality of treatment in US hospitals compared to hospitals in other developed countires? In comparison, treatment at US hospitals is...If you never received treatment abroad, feel free to provide us with an answer based on instinct

• Age categories from 18 (10-year steps)
• Do you work in healthcare?
• Which race/ethnicity best describes you? Please choose only one.
• What is the highest level of education you have completed?
• Including yourself, how many people - including children - usually live in your household?
• In what type of community do you live?
• In what state or U.S. territory do you live?
• How much total combined money do all members of your household earn annually? This includes money from jobs; net income from business, farm, or rent; pensions; dividends; interest; social security payments; and any other money income received by members