Remote care and digital health tools are increasingly incorporated into cochlear implant aftercare to enhance accessibility and patient engagement. Their uptake, however, depends strongly on perceived competence, digital health literacy, and motivational factors among patients with cochlear implants (CI).
Clinicians offering remote cochlear implant aftercare should assess and actively support patients' sense of competence with digital tools, as low perceived competence may reduce uptake of remote services.
As telehealth becomes more central to cochlear implant aftercare, understanding the psychological drivers of patient engagement — especially perceived competence — can help clinics design more effective remote care pathways.
- 01Mixed-methods study examining perceived competence as a driver of remote care uptake in CI recipients.
- 02Published in Frontiers in Digital Health.
- 03Both qualitative (interviews) and quantitative (surveys) methods were used.
- 04Perceived competence with digital tools emerged as a key barrier or facilitator.
- 05Findings have direct implications for designing remote CI aftercare programs.
Perceived competence influences patient uptake of remote care and digital health tools in cochlear implant aftercare.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42317641
- DOI
- 10.3389/fdgth.2026.1803067.
- Journal
- Frontiers in Digital Health
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 2b
- Population
- Cochlear implant recipients receiving remote aftercare
- Intervention
- Remote cochlear implant aftercare via digital health tools
Primary outcomes
Patient uptake of remote care services; Role of perceived competence in digital health tool use