PREPRINT: Scoping review of mobile phone app uptake and engagement to inform digital contact tracing tools for Covid-19

Rachael Thorneloe; Wendy Fynn; Michael Daly; Natalia Stanulewicz; Angelos Kassianos; Gillian Shorter; Sarah-Jane Moll; Miglena Campbell; Sam Sodergren; Sarah Chapman; LIsa  Sutherland; Christopher Armitage; Madelynne A Arden; Angel Chater; Lucie Byrne-Davis; Jo Hart; Tracy Epton

doi:10.31234/osf.io/qe9b6

PREPRINT: Scoping review of mobile phone app uptake and engagement to inform digital contact tracing tools for Covid-19

Rachael Thorneloe, Wendy Fynn, Michael Daly, Natalia Stanulewicz, Angelos Kassianos, Gillian Shorter, Sarah-Jane Moll, Miglena Campbell, Sam Sodergren, Sarah Chapman, LIsa Sutherland, Christopher Armitage, Madelynne A Arden, Angel Chater, Lucie Byrne-Davis, Jo Hart, Tracy Epton^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Psychology

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Abstract

BACKGROUND
Digital contact tracing apps have been proposed as a method of controlling the spread of Covid-19. The effectiveness of this tool depends largely on adequate levels of uptake (e.g. whether the user downloads and registers on the application) and engagement (e.g. the extent of usage of the application or its components over time). It has been estimated that approximately 60% of the population would need to use the NHSX application in order for it to be effective in reducing the spread of COVID-19. It is therefore crucial that we understand the level of, and factors influencing, uptake and engagement with digital tracing applications in order to put appropriate measures in place to mitigate those issues.

AIMS
1. To quantify the current data on COVID-19 digital contact tracing applications
a. Uptake and engagement of COVID-19 digital contact tracing applications
b. Examine whether uptake differs between countries
c. Identify any predictors or correlates of uptake and engagement
2. To conduct two scoping reviews to identify key barriers and facilitators influencing engagement and uptake of
a. COVID-19 digital contact tracing applications
b. Health behaviour change applications, including government approved applications, from academic literature and behaviour change guidelines

CONCLUSIONS
• There is no evidence on the level of uptake and engagement with COVID-19 digital contact tracing applications.
• There is a dearth of evidence regarding the barriers and facilitators to uptake and engagement with COVID-19 digital contact tracing applications.
• The health behaviour change literature suggests a number of barriers and facilitators associated with uptake and engagement with applications.

Original language	English
Number of pages	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/qe9b6
Publication status	Published - 25 Apr 2020

Keywords

COVID-19
eHealth
mHealth
contact tracing
Behaviour Change
uptake
engagement
health psychology
coronavirus
Implementation
COM-B
behaviour change wheel

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Thorneloe, R., Fynn, W., Daly, M., Stanulewicz, N., Kassianos, A., Shorter, G., Moll, S.-J., Campbell, M., Sodergren, S., Chapman, S., Sutherland, LI., Armitage, C., Arden, M. A., Chater, A., Byrne-Davis, L., Hart, J., & Epton, T. (2020). PREPRINT: Scoping review of mobile phone app uptake and engagement to inform digital contact tracing tools for Covid-19. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/qe9b6

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