This statistic shows the result of a survey on the share of GPs who do not use or who are not interested in using medical mobile applications in Italy in 2017, by type of app. As of survey data, overall, most of the respondents declared they did not use the apps with supporting functions such as enlargers and audio-recorders (49 percent). Moreover, 42 percent of the interviewed declared not to be interested in using apps to manage appointments.
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Share of GPs who do not use or who are not interested in using medical mobile apps in Italy in 2017, by type
Characteristic
Share of GPs
The ones with supporting functions such as enlargers, audio recorders, communication and localization systems
49%
The ones to manage appointments
42%
The ones to train doctors with quiz, videos and simulations
32%
The ones to link the smartphone/tablet with medical devices in order to view, save, analyze and send patient’s data coming from the medical device
29%
The ones to analyze patients’ data and provide specific diagnosis or therapeutic indications
29%
The ones to make the smartphone/tablet a medical device itself
28%
The ones to consult electronic copies of reports, scientific articles, glossaries, etc.
25%
The ones to memorize states of health and monitoring the therapies assigned
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Osservatori Digital Innovation, & FIMMG - Federazione Italian Medici di Famiglia, & Doxa . (April 10, 2017). Share of GPs who do not use or who are not interested in using medical mobile apps in Italy in 2017, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/807848/share-of-gps-who-do-not-use-mobile-medical-apps-by-type-in-italy/
Osservatori Digital Innovation, und FIMMG - Federazione Italian Medici di Famiglia, und Doxa . "Share of GPs who do not use or who are not interested in using medical mobile apps in Italy in 2017, by type ." Chart. April 10, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/807848/share-of-gps-who-do-not-use-mobile-medical-apps-by-type-in-italy/
Osservatori Digital Innovation, FIMMG - Federazione Italian Medici di Famiglia, Doxa . (2017). Share of GPs who do not use or who are not interested in using medical mobile apps in Italy in 2017, by type . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/807848/share-of-gps-who-do-not-use-mobile-medical-apps-by-type-in-italy/
Osservatori Digital Innovation, and FIMMG - Federazione Italian Medici di Famiglia, and Doxa . "Share of Gps Who Do Not Use or Who Are Not Interested in Using Medical Mobile Apps in Italy in 2017, by Type ." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/807848/share-of-gps-who-do-not-use-mobile-medical-apps-by-type-in-italy/
Osservatori Digital Innovation & FIMMG - Federazione Italian Medici di Famiglia & Doxa , Share of GPs who do not use or who are not interested in using medical mobile apps in Italy in 2017, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/807848/share-of-gps-who-do-not-use-mobile-medical-apps-by-type-in-italy/ (last visited June 29, 2025)
Share of GPs who do not use or who are not interested in using medical mobile apps in Italy in 2017, by type [Graph], Osservatori Digital Innovation, & FIMMG - Federazione Italian Medici di Famiglia, & Doxa , April 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/807848/share-of-gps-who-do-not-use-mobile-medical-apps-by-type-in-italy/
