A First Look into Users' Perceptions of Digital Medicine Technology

Abstract

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first digital pill in the United States. Digital medicine technology carries potential to improve public health, however, it might raise questions about privacy and coercion. There is a dearth in existing literature to understand users' perceptions of digital medicine. We addressed this gap in our work. In particular, we conducted semi-structured interview with 15 participants in the USA to gain insights into their perceived benefits and concerns about using digital pill, preferences to share information with others, and their preferred modes of learning about the privacy notice before using digital medicine. This preliminary study shows promise for the CSCW community to conduct further research on this emerging technology.