Patient experiences with a prescription-based digital health application (DiGA) for knee disorders: a qualitative study in german orthopaedic care

Simone Burgert, Neven Raab, Tim Kornfeld, Johannes Knitza, Katharina Boy, Julian Schwarz, Susann May, Martin Heinze, Felix Mühlensiepen

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DOI: 10.1186/s12891-026-10550-4
Published: 2026-10-28
Container: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12891-026-10550-4,
  title = {Patient experiences with a prescription-based digital health application (DiGA) for knee disorders: a qualitative study in german orthopaedic care},
  author = {Simone Burgert and Neven Raab and Tim Kornfeld and Johannes Knitza and Katharina Boy and Julian Schwarz and Susann May and Martin Heinze and Felix Mühlensiepen},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders},
  doi = {10.1186/s12891-026-10550-4},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-026-10550-4}
}

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Burgert, S., Raab, N., Kornfeld, T., Knitza, J., Boy, K., Schwarz, J., May, S., Heinze, M., & Mühlensiepen, F. (2026). Patient experiences with a prescription-based digital health application (DiGA) for knee disorders: a qualitative study in german orthopaedic care. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-026-10550-4

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