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World J Psychiatry. Jan 19, 2025; 15(1): 101246
Published online Jan 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i1.101246
Relationship between the use of smart medical services and mental health status
Elif Sarac
Elif Sarac, Ministry of National Defense, General Directorate of Management Services, Ankara 06000, Türkiye
Author contributions: Sarac E was responsible for conceptualization, data curation, formal analysis, investigation, methodology, resources, software, supervision, validation, visualization, roles/writing original draft, writing the review, and editing; The author has read and approved the final version of the manuscript to be published.
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Corresponding author: Elif Sarac, PhD, Researcher, Ministry of National Defense, General Directorate of Management Services, Private Nursing Care Center for the Elderly, Bilkent, Ankara 06000, Türkiye. sarac.elf@gmail.com
Received: September 8, 2024
Revised: November 12, 2024
Accepted: November 21, 2024
Published online: January 19, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Understanding how psychological characteristics affect the use of smart medical services can provide insights into their impact on health outcomes. Additionally, identifying psychological barriers and factors that facilitate technology adoption can guide the design of interventions to improve engagement with smart medical services.