Observational Study
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World J Psychiatry. Aug 19, 2024; 14(8): 1224-1232
Published online Aug 19, 2024. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v14.i8.1224
Correlation between psychological traits and the use of smart medical services in young and middle-aged adults: An observational study
Hu Zhang, Yan Liu, Rui Gu
Hu Zhang, Department of Internet Hospital Management, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu 610031, Sichuan Province, China
Yan Liu, Rui Gu, Department of Neurology, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Zhang H designed the study and wrote the manuscript; Liu Y collected and analyzed the data; and Gu R supervised the study.
Supported by Project of Chengdu Municipal Health Commission, No. 2022179.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Third People's Hospital of Chengdu.
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardians provided written informed consent before study enrollment.
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Corresponding author: Rui Gu, MD, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Neurology, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, No. 82 Qinglong Street, Qingyang District, Chengdu 610031, Sichuan Province, China.guruibest@163.com
Received: April 24, 2024
Revised: May 28, 2024
Accepted: July 10, 2024
Published online: August 19, 2024
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Abstract
BACKGROUND

Psychological problems affect economic development. However, there is a huge gap between mental health service resources and mental health service needs. Existing mental health service technology and platforms cannot meet all the diverse mental health needs of people. Smart medicine is a new medical system based online that can effectively improve the quality and efficiency of medical services and make mental health services accessible.

AIM

To explore the level of intelligent medical use among young and middle-aged people and its correlation with psychological factors.

METHODS

Convenience sampling was used to select 200 young and middle-aged patients with medical experience at the Third People's Hospital of Chengdu between January 2022 and January 2023 as the research subjects. The general condition Questionnaire, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, Symptom Checklist-90, General Health Questionnaire, and Smart Medical Service Use Intention Questionnaire were used to collect data. Pearson’s correlation was used to analyze the correlation between the participants’ willingness to use smart medical services and their personality characteristics, psychological symptoms, and mental health.

RESULTS

The results revealed that the mental health of young and middle-aged people was poor, and some had psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, and physical discomfort. Familiarity, acceptance, and usage of smart healthcare in this population are at a medium level, and these levels correlate with psychological characteristics. Acceptance was positively correlated with E, and negatively correlated with P, anxiety, fear, anxiety/insomnia, and social dysfunction. The degree of use was negatively correlated with P, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, depression, anxiety, hostility, paranoia, and somatic symptoms.

CONCLUSION

The familiarity, acceptance, and usage of smart medical services among the middle-aged and young groups are related to various psychological characteristics.

Keywords: Young and middle-aged people, Smart healthcare, Willingness to serve, Psychological characteristics, Questionnaire survey, Relevance

Core Tip: Smart healthcare refers to making full use of limited medical manpower and equipment resources based on advanced Internet + and Internet of Things technologies and giving full play to the medical technology advantages of large hospitals to create a regional medical information platform for health records and realize the interaction between patients and medical personnel, medical institutions, and medical equipment. A new medical system that provides information and mobile and remote medical services for disease diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment.