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Navigating Legitimacy in the Development of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Diagnostics: A Qualitative Study.
Taru Kesävuori1, Tero Montonen1, Päivi Eriksson1
1Business School, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Summary
Navigating legitimacy concerns is key for adopting new obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) diagnostic solutions. This involves addressing cognitive, moral, and pragmatic pressures during development to ensure successful healthcare innovation.
Area of Science:
- Health Technology Innovation
- Sleep Medicine
- Digital Health
Background:
- Health technology innovations can face adoption challenges due to established norms.
- Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) diagnostic solutions require navigating legitimacy.
- Legitimacy concerns include cognitive, moral, and pragmatic pressures.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore how sleep research and innovation stakeholders navigate legitimacy.
- To understand how legitimacy concerns are addressed during diagnostic solution development for OSA.
- To identify strategies for facilitating the adoption and diffusion of health technologies.
Main Methods:
- The study involved 24 thematic interviews with sleep research and innovation stakeholders in Finland.
- Participants included researchers, diagnostic device developers, and clinicians.
- Interview transcripts were analyzed using inductive and deductive thematic analysis.
Main Results:
- Stakeholders navigate legitimacy through ongoing, context-specific activities.
- These activities combine discursive and material aspects to build legitimacy.
- Diagnostic innovation is deeply embedded within social and institutional contexts.
Conclusions:
- Understanding legitimacy navigation is crucial for health technology adoption.
- Research offers insights for developers, researchers, and policymakers on digital health innovation dynamics.
- Addressing legitimacy concerns facilitates the integration of new diagnostic solutions into healthcare systems.
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