Design and testing of a mobile health application rating tool

Autor: David M. Levine, Zoe Co, Lisa P. Newmark, Alissa R. Groisser, A. Jay Holmgren, Jennifer S. Haas, David W. Bates
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: npj Digital Medicine, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2398-6352
DOI: 10.1038/s41746-020-0268-9
Popis: Abstract Mobile health applications (“apps”) have rapidly proliferated, yet their ability to improve outcomes for patients remains unclear. A validated tool that addresses apps’ potentially important dimensions has not been available to patients and clinicians. The objective of this study was to develop and preliminarily assess a usable, valid, and open-source rating tool to objectively measure the risks and benefits of health apps. We accomplished this by using a Delphi process, where we constructed an app rating tool called THESIS that could promote informed app selection. We used a systematic process to select chronic disease apps with ≥4 stars and
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