Join our study: Exploring self-management apps in primary care – a qualitative study

Project objective This research project evaluates patient and primary care professionals (for example general practitioners, physiotherapists) experiences with self-management apps, using qualitative research methods. This focus lies on three self-management apps:

• Vertigo Training for chronic dizziness
• URinControl for urine incontinence
• Untire for cancer related fatigue

We aim to understand the barriers, facilitators and needs for integrating these apps into primary care, with attention to:

• Patient experiences of the apps
• Primary care professionals’ perspectives on workload, usability, and quality of care
• Barriers and facilitators to effective integration in healthcare
• Opportunities for improving the care pathway

Your role as an intern

• Recruit patients and primary care professionals
• Potentially conduct semi-structured interviews
• Transcribe, code, and analyze qualitative data (thematic analysis)
• Contribute to interpretation of findings and scientific output

Research approach This is a qualitative study using purposive sampling and thematic analysis. Interviews will be conducted from September 2026 till June 2027. Interns can start at any point during this period. If joining a part of this study, you will analyze available transcripts and contribute to the ongoing analysis. You may refine your own research question within the broader study focus.