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Arora, Chirag, and Maryam Razavian. "Ethics of Gamification in Health and Fitness-Tracking." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 21 (2021): 11052. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111052.

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The use of game-like elements is become increasingly popular in the context of fitness and health apps. While such “gamified” apps hold great potential in motivating people to improve their health, they also come with a “darker side”. Recent work suggests that these gamified health apps raise a number of ethical challenges that, if left unaddressed, are not only morally problematic but also have adverse effects on user health and engagement with the apps. However, studies highlighting the ethical challenges of gamification have also met with criticism, indicating that they fall short of provid

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Tassone, Cristina, Karim Keshavjee, Alessia Paglialonga, Nimia Moreira, Jennifer Pinto, and Yuri Quintana. "Evaluation of mobile apps for treatment of patients at risk of developing gestational diabetes." Health Informatics Journal 26, no. 3 (2020): 1983–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1460458219896639.

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This study evaluates mobile apps using a theory-based evaluation framework to discover their applicability for patients at risk of gestational diabetes. This study assessed how well the existing mobile apps on the market meet the information and tracking needs of patients with gestational diabetes and evaluated the feasibility of how to integrate these apps into patient care. A search was conducted in the Apple iTunes and Google Play store for mobile apps that contained keywords related to the following concepts of nutrition: diet, tracking, diabetes, and pregnancy. Evaluation criteria were de

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Karasneh, Reema A., Sayer I. Al-Azzam, Karem H. Alzoubi, Suhaib M. Muflih, and Sahar S. Hawamdeh. "Smartphone Applications for Period Tracking: Rating and Behavioral Change among Women Users." Obstetrics and Gynecology International 2020 (September 1, 2020): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2192387.

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Background. The use of mobile apps for health and well-being has grown exponentially in the last decade, as such apps were reported to be ideal platforms for behavioral change and symptoms monitoring and management. Objective. This study aimed to systematically review period tracking applications available at Google Play and Apple App Stores and determine the presence, features, and quality of these smartphone apps. In addition, behavioral changes associated with the top 5 rated apps were assessed. Methods. This study used the Systematic Search Criteria through Google Play Store and iTunes App

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Kim, Yeongju, Jihye Choi, Young-A. Ji, and Hyekyung Woo. "Insights from Review and Content Analysis of Current COVID-19 Mobile Apps and Recommendations for Future Pandemics." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 22 (2022): 14652. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214652.

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A number of mobile health apps related to coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been developed, but research into app content analytics for effective surveillance and management is still in its preliminary stages. The present study aimed to identify the purpose and functions of the currently available COVID-19 apps using content analysis. The secondary aim was to propose directions for the future development of apps that aid infectious disease surveillance and control with a focus on enhancing the app content and quality. Prior to conducting an app search in the App Store and the

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Womack, Jasmyne J., LaKesha N. Anderson, and Christy J. W. Ledford. "Presence of Complex and Potentially Conflicting Information in Prenatal Mobile Apps." Health Promotion Practice 21, no. 2 (2018): 238–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524839918796216.

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Pregnant women are increasingly using mobile apps as a source of supplemental information. These pregnancy-related mobile apps present women with contradictory risk recommendations without the medical research to support their claims. The content analysis describes a sample of the pregnancy-tracking mobile application environment open to pregnant mothers and uses the social amplification of risk framework. Within this framework, written recommendations and the presence or absence of corresponding citations on controversial topics in pregnancy were recorded and risk was coded as received contra

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Friedlander, Anna. "Menstrual Tracking, Fitness Tracking and Body Work: Digital Tracking Tools and Their Use in Optimising Health, Beauty, Wellness and the Aesthetic Self." Youth 3, no. 2 (2023): 689–701. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/youth3020045.

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Digital self-tracking tools can be part of body work to measure, monitor, and optimise progress towards idealised versions of the self. Fitness and calorie trackers are obvious examples but menstrual tracking apps, which can track a large range of bodily ‘symptoms’, can also be part of body work. In this article, I present accounts of young people’s menstrual and fitness tracking experiences from existing literature, illustrating how both types of trackers can function as part of their users’ body work. I interweave these stories with an autoethnographic account of my own embodied experiences

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Zečević, Mila, Dejan Mijatović, Mateja Kos Koklič, Vesna Žabkar, and Petar Gidaković. "User Perspectives of Diet-Tracking Apps: Reviews Content Analysis and Topic Modeling." Journal of Medical Internet Research 23, no. 4 (2021): e25160. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/25160.

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Background The availability and use of mobile apps in health and nutrition management are increasing. Ease of access and user friendliness make diet-tracking apps an important ally in their users’ efforts to lose and manage weight. To foster motivation for long-term use and to achieve goals, it is necessary to better understand users’ opinions and needs for dietary self-monitoring. Objective The aim of this study was to identify the key topics and issues that users highlight in their reviews of diet-tracking apps on Google Play Store. Identifying the topics that users frequently mention in the

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Peng, Sisi, Yuyin Yang, and Martie G. Haselton. "Menstrual Symptoms: Insights from Mobile Menstrual Tracking Applications for English and Chinese Teenagers." Adolescents 3, no. 3 (2023): 394–403. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/adolescents3030027.

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Mobile software applications (apps) have transformed how individuals oversee and maintain their own health. One way that girls can monitor their menstrual cycles is through the increasingly widespread use of mobile menstrual tracking apps. This study aimed to examine menstrual symptom tracking for adolescents in English and Chinese apps, exploring menstrual literacy, cross-cultural differences, and framing, or presentation, of symptoms. The mixed-methods content analysis involved 15 popular free menstrual tracking apps in English (n = 8) and Chinese (n = 7), sampled from December 2022 to Janua

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Trace, Ciaran B., Katherine Cruz, Daiki Yonemaru, and Yan Zhang. "Data ecosystem in self‐tracking health and wellness apps." Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology 54, no. 1 (2017): 816–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2017.14505401169.

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Zhang, Lixuan, and Clinton Amos. "Acceptance of COVID-19 Tracking Apps." Journal of Customer Behaviour 20, no. 4 (2021): 301–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1362/147539221x16356770010758.

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To combat COVID-19, many governments have turned to tracking apps to detect exposure risk or enforce self-quarantine rules. Understanding factors that lead to public acceptance of these apps is essential since the adoption of these apps may help to suppress the pandemic. Based on a survey of 296 American respondents in May 2020, the study investigates the psychological processes that lead to COVID-19 tracking app acceptance. The results show that institutional trust affects acceptance through perceived effectiveness of the apps. In addition, perceived threat moderates the relationship between

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Seberger, John S., and Sameer Patil. "Beyond the Pandemic and Privacy Concerns: Perceived Benefit and Expected Use of Pandemic-Tracking Apps in India." Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 6, CSCW2 (2022): 1–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3555596.

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Pandemic-tracking apps could be a viable pandemic-mitigation technique, although their efficacy has been weakened by limited adoption in many places. Therefore, it is important to investigate how the perceptions of such apps are formed in different regions, which may help explain the differences in adoption. We replicated prior work on the adoption of pandemic-tracking apps in the United States with participants from India (n = 236). We identified that the perceptions of pandemic-tracking apps are connected to social orientation, familiarity with health-related technology, and demographics. We

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Barroso-Hurtado, María, Daniel Suárez-Castro, Carmela Martínez-Vispo, Elisardo Becoña, and Ana López-Durán. "Smoking Cessation Apps: A Systematic Review of Format, Outcomes, and Features." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 21 (2021): 11664. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111664.

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Smoking cessation interventions are effective, but they are not easily accessible for all treatment-seeking smokers. Mobile health (mHealth) apps have been used in recent years to overcome some of these limitations. Smoking cessation apps can be used in combination with a face-to-face intervention (FFSC-Apps), or alone as general apps (GSC-Apps). The aims of this review were (1) to examine the effects of FFSC-Apps and GSC-Apps on abstinence, tobacco use, and relapse rates; and (2) to describe their features. A systematic review was conducted following the internationally Preferred Reporting It

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Yang, Qinghua. "Theory-Based Social and Non-Social Engagement Features in Smoking Cessation Mobile Apps: A Content Analysis." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 17 (2021): 9106. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179106.

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Despite the ubiquity of smartphone ownership and the increasing integration of social engagement features in smoking cessation apps to engage users, the social and non-social engagement features that are present in current smoking cessation apps and the effectiveness of these features in engaging users remain understudied. To fill the gap in the literature, a content analysis of free and paid smoking cessation mobile apps was conducted to examine (a) the presence of social features (i.e., social support, social announcement, and social referencing) and non-social engagement features (e.g., per

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Dinour, Lauren M., and Antoinette Pole. "Evaluation of Breastfeeding App Features: Content Analysis Study." JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting 5, no. 4 (2022): e37581. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/37581.

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Background While a variety of health apps abound, less than half of adults in the United States report using a health app, despite the ubiquity of smartphones among users aged 18 to 49 years. Several studies have examined the use of breastfeeding apps; however, less is known about the types of features found on these apps and what factors might influence app ratings. Objective This paper seeks to characterize breastfeeding apps, assess whether apps with higher user ratings differ from apps with lower user ratings in their tracking and nontracking features, and analyze whether the type and numb

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Griffiths, Carly, Lisa Harnack, and Mark A. Pereira. "Assessment of the accuracy of nutrient calculations of five popular nutrition tracking applications." Public Health Nutrition 21, no. 8 (2018): 1495–502. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980018000393.

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AbstractObjectiveTo assess the accuracy of nutrient intake calculations from leading nutrition tracking applications (apps).DesignNutrient intake estimates from thirty 24 h dietary recalls collected using Nutrition Data System for Research (NDSR) were compared with intake calculations from these recalls entered by the researcher into five free nutrition tracking apps. Apps were selected from the Apple App Store based on consumer popularity from the list of free ‘Health and Fitness’ apps classified as a nutrition tracking apps.SubjectsDietary recall data collected from thirty lower-income adult

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Milidonis, Mary, and Carolyn Menges. "ARE PAIN APPS USABLE? MHEALTH LITERACY FRAMEWORK." Innovation in Aging 6, Supplement_1 (2022): 593. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.2219.

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Abstract Older adults are at risk for low health literacy and not adhering to self-care. Health professionals are shifting their practices to emphasize wellbeing through health promotion. Mobile pain applications may be a tool to improve health communication and individualize care. Mobile health apps do not always consider the needs of the older adult who may be less comfortable and confident with technology. The purpose of this qualitative review is to explore mobile pain applications for adults with a health literacy framework, and identify facilitators and barriers to usability. Databases t

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Kim, Yoojung, Bongshin Lee, and Eun Kyoung Choe. "Investigating data accessibility of personal health apps." Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 26, no. 5 (2019): 412–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocz003.

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Abstract Objective Despite the potential values self-tracking data could offer, we have little understanding of how much access people have to “their” data. Our goal of this article is to unveil the current state of the data accessibility—the degree to which people can access their data—of personal health apps in the market. Materials and Methods We reviewed 240 personal health apps from the App Store and selected 45 apps that support semi-automated tracking. We characterized the data accessibility of these apps using two dimensions—data access methods and data types. Results More than 90% of

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Larsen, Mark Erik, Jennifer Nicholas, and Helen Christensen. "Quantifying App Store Dynamics: Longitudinal Tracking of Mental Health Apps." JMIR mHealth and uHealth 4, no. 3 (2016): e96. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.6020.

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Qan’ir, Yousef, Anas Husam Khalifeh, Moawia Eid, Basmah Hammad, and Mohammad Al-Batran. "Mobile health apps use among Jordanian outpatients: A descriptive study." Health Informatics Journal 27, no. 2 (2021): 146045822110179. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14604582211017940.

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Our purpose in this descriptive cross-sectional study was to examine the prevalence of mobile health (mHealth) apps use, factors associated with downloading mHealth apps, and to describe characteristics of mHealth apps use among Jordanian patients in government-sponsored outpatient clinics. A total of 182 (41.6%) of the 438 outpatients who completed questionnaires downloaded mHealth apps. Common reasons for downloading mHealth apps included tracking physical activity, losing weight, learning exercises, as well as monitoring, and controlling diet. More than two thirds of the users (70%) stopped

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Antunes, Eduardo, Rita Alcaire, and Inês Amaral. "Wellbeing and (Mental) Health: A Quantitative Exploration of Portuguese Young Adults’ Uses of M-Apps from a Gender Perspective." Social Sciences 12, no. 1 (2022): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/socsci12010003.

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Acknowledging the importance of technology in the mental health and wellbeing of individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic, this paper aims to analyse the uses of mobile health applications by young Portuguese adults focusing on the following research question: How do the uses of m-apps by young adults interact with health and wellbeing from a gender perspective? An online survey was conducted to a representative sample of young Portuguese adults (18–30 years), under the objectives of the MyGender project that studies the interconnections of young adults with m-apps, with their technicity and i

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Vermeulen, Euodia, and Sara Grobbelaar. "The structure and information spread capability of the network formed by integrated fitness apps." Information Technology & People 35, no. 8 (2022): 311–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/itp-12-2021-0948.

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PurposeIn this article we aim to understand how the network formed by fitness tracking devices and associated apps as a subset of the broader health-related Internet of things is capable of spreading information.Design/methodology/approachThe authors used a combination of a content analysis, network analysis, community detection and simulation. A sample of 922 health-related apps (including manufacturers' apps and developers) were collected through snowball sampling after an initial content analysis from a Google search for fitness tracking devices.FindingsThe network of fitness apps is disass

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Aziz, Maryam, Aiman Erbad, Mohamed Basel Almourad, Majid Altuwairiqi, John McAlaney, and Raian Ali. "Did Usage of Mental Health Apps Change during COVID-19? A Comparative Study Based on an Objective Recording of Usage Data and Demographics." Life 12, no. 8 (2022): 1266. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life12081266.

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This paper aims to objectively compare the use of mental health apps between the pre-COVID-19 and during COVID-19 periods and to study differences amongst the users of these apps based on age and gender. The study utilizes a dataset collected through a smartphone app that objectively records the users’ sessions. The dataset was analyzed to identify users of mental health apps (38 users of mental health apps pre-COVID-19 and 81 users during COVID-19) and to calculate the following usage metrics; the daily average use time, the average session time, the average number of launches, and the number

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Hamper, Josie. "‘Catching Ovulation’: Exploring Women’s Use of Fertility Tracking Apps as a Reproductive Technology." Body & Society 26, no. 3 (2020): 3–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1357034x19898259.

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Smartphones are increasingly entangled with the most intimate areas of everyday life, providing possibilities for the continued expansion of digital self-tracking technologies. Within this context, the development of smartphone applications targeted at female reproductive health are offering novel forms and practices of knowledge production about reproductive bodies and processes. This article presents empirical research from the United Kingdom on women’s use of fertility tracking applications, known more generally as fertility apps, while trying to conceive. Drawing on material from interview

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Kalgotra, Pankush, Uzma Raja, and Ramesh Sharda. "Growth in the development of health and fitness mobile apps amid COVID-19 pandemic." DIGITAL HEALTH 8 (January 2022): 205520762211290. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20552076221129070.

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Objectives Technology in the form of mobile apps has played an essential role in facilitating, tracking, and maintaining health and fitness activities during the pandemic. When countries opted for partial or complete lockdowns to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 virus, it led to people working on their health and fitness-related activities from their homes, just as they continued working from home. This paper aims to quantify the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on the development of health and fitness mobile apps. Specifically, we compute the effect of coronavirus disease

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Chung, Arlene E., Ashley C. Griffin, Dasha Selezneva, and David Gotz. "Health and Fitness Apps for Hands-Free Voice-Activated Assistants: Content Analysis." JMIR mHealth and uHealth 6, no. 9 (2018): e174. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.9705.

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Background Hands-free voice-activated assistants and their associated devices have recently gained popularity with the release of commercial products, including Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Voice-activated assistants have many potential use cases in healthcare including education, health tracking and monitoring, and assistance with locating health providers. However, little is known about the types of health and fitness apps available for voice-activated assistants as it is an emerging market. Objective This review aimed to examine the characteristics of health and fitness apps for comme

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Mustafa, Abdulsalam Salihu, Nor’ashikin Ali, Jaspaljeet Singh Dhillon, Gamal Alkawsi, and Yahia Baashar. "User Engagement and Abandonment of mHealth: A Cross-Sectional Survey." Healthcare 10, no. 2 (2022): 221. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10020221.

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Mobile health (mHealth) apps have great potential to improve health outcomes. Given that mHealth apps have become ubiquitous, there is limited focus on their abandonment. Data concerning crucial metrics, including reasons for adoption and discontinued use, are limited. This study aims to gain broad insights into utilization of mHealth and game-like features promoting user engagement. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 209 mHealth users worldwide. The 17-item survey assessed sociodemographics, as well as the key motivators for mHealth uptake and discontinued use. Our findings show that sp

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Mitchell, Scott S. D. "“Warning! You’re entering a sick zone”." Online Information Review 43, no. 6 (2019): 1046–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/oir-03-2018-0075.

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Purpose Traditional public health methods for tracking contagious diseases are increasingly complemented with digital tools, which use data mining, analytics and crowdsourcing to predict disease outbreaks. In recent years, alongside these public health tools, commercial mobile apps such as Sickweather have also been released. Sickweather collects information from across the web, as well as self-reports from users, so that people can see who is sick in their neighborhood. The purpose of this paper is to examine the privacy and surveillance implications of digital disease tracking tools. Design/

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Qu, Chengcheng, Corina Sas, Claudia Daudén Roquet, and Gavin Doherty. "Functionality of Top-Rated Mobile Apps for Depression: Systematic Search and Evaluation." JMIR Mental Health 7, no. 1 (2020): e15321. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/15321.

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Background In the last decade, there has been a proliferation of mobile apps claiming to support the needs of people living with depression. However, it is unclear what functionality is actually provided by apps for depression, or for whom they are intended. Objective This paper aimed to explore the key features of top-rated apps for depression, including descriptive characteristics, functionality, and ethical concerns, to better inform the design of apps for depression. Methods We reviewed top-rated iPhone OS (iOS) and Android mobile apps for depression retrieved from app marketplaces in spri

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Armstrong, Courtney C., Erica J. Odukoya, Keerthi Sundaramurthy, and Sabrina M. Darrow. "Youth and Provider Perspectives on Behavior-Tracking Mobile Apps: Qualitative Analysis." JMIR Mental Health 8, no. 4 (2021): e24482. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/24482.

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Background Mobile health apps stand as one possible means of improving evidence-based mental health interventions for youth. However, a better understanding of youth and provider perspectives is necessary to support widespread implementation. Objective The objective of this research was to explore both youth and provider perspectives on using mobile apps to enhance evidence-based clinical care, with an emphasis on gathering perspectives on behavior-tracking apps. Methods Inductive qualitative analysis was conducted on data obtained from semistructured interviews held with 10 youths who receive

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Jezrawi, Rita, Sarmini Balakumar, Rafia Masud, et al. "Patient and physician perspectives on the use and outcome measures of mHealth apps: Exploratory survey and focus group study." DIGITAL HEALTH 8 (January 2022): 205520762211027. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20552076221102773.

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Objective Factors that physicians and patients consider when making decisions about using or recommending health apps are not well understood. We explored these factors to better assess how to support such decision making. Methods We conducted an exploratory cross-sectional study in Ontario using qualitative focus groups and quantitative surveys. 133 physicians and 94 community dwelling adults completed online surveys and we held two focus groups of nine community dwelling participants who had cardiovascular risk factors and an interest in using mHealth apps. Quantitative survey data was analy

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Mahmood, Asos, Satish Kedia, David K. Wyant, SangNam Ahn, and Soumitra S. Bhuyan. "Use of mobile health applications for health-promoting behavior among individuals with chronic medical conditions." DIGITAL HEALTH 5 (January 2019): 205520761988218. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2055207619882181.

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Background Chronic medical conditions (CCs) are leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Strategies to control CCs include targeting unhealthy behaviors, often through the use of patient empowerment tools, such as mobile health (mHealth) technology. However, no conclusive evidence exists that mHealth applications (apps) are effective among individuals with CCs for chronic disease self-management. Methods We used data from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS 5, Cycle 1, 2017). A sample of 1864 non-institutionalized US adults (≥18 years) who had a smartpho

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Quach, Shirley, Adam Benoit, Ana Oliveira, Tara L. Packham, Roger Goldstein, and Dina Brooks. "Features and characteristics of publicly available mHealth apps for self-management in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease." DIGITAL HEALTH 9 (January 2023): 205520762311670. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20552076231167007.

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Mobile health applications (mHealth apps) may be able to support people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to develop the appropriate skills and routines for adequate self-management. Given the wide variety of publicly available mHealth apps, it is important to be aware of their characteristics to optimize their use and mitigate potential harms. Objective To report the characteristics and features of publicly available apps for COPD self-management. Methods MHealth apps designed for patients’ COPD self-management were searched in the Google Play and Apple app stores. Two

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Fowler, Leah R., Charlotte Gillard, and Stephanie R. Morain. "Readability and Accessibility of Terms of Service and Privacy Policies for Menstruation-Tracking Smartphone Applications." Health Promotion Practice 21, no. 5 (2020): 679–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524839919899924.

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Over 100 million women track their menstruation using mobile applications (apps). In addition to comparatively unremarkable personal information such as height and weight, these apps collect intimate data like characteristics of vaginal discharge and cervical position. In exchange, many apps claim to predict the timing and duration of menstruation and windows of fertility. From this information, users may modify their sexual behavior based on their reproductive intentions. Though these apps are popular, news reports and prior studies reveal that user expectations about privacy and accuracy oft

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Bavngaard, Martin. "Ageing with apps: A Foucauldian study exploring older people’s use of apps in managing their physical health." MedieKultur: Journal of media and communication research 39, no. 74 (2023): 29–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.7146/mk.v39i74.132346.

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This article explores the incorporation of mobile applications in older people’s physical health management through the lens of Foucault’s concepts on self-governance. Based on ten interviews with older Danes, the article posits that physical health management practices constitute practices of self-governance, involving participants’ attunement to both physical activity and bodily phenomena, which are both facilitated and optimized through app-based self-tracking. The findings align the rationales driving participants’ efforts with the trajectory of the governmental concept of active ageing. U

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Liu, Yan, and Hongfa Yi. "Social networking smartphone applications and emotional health among college students: The moderating role of social support." Science Progress 105, no. 4 (2022): 003685042211444. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00368504221144439.

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Young people are increasingly using social networking site (SNS) smartphone applications (apps), necessitating research on the effects of such use on the users’ emotional health. The present study recruited 360 college students across mainland China and recorded their smartphone usage for one week using an automatic tracking app. Surveys assessing social support perception and emotional health were subsequently conducted. The study examined the relationship between SNS smartphone app usage (frequency and duration) and emotional health, as well as the moderating role of perceived social support

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Keller, Veronika, and Ida Ercsey. "Thematic analysis of google play reviews of lifestyle apps." Human Technology 19, no. 1 (2023): 82–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.14254/1795-6889.2023.19-1.6.

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Worldwide, numerous studies have been conducted on m-health applications and the results show that, if well-designed, they can regulate and track medication and reduce healthcare costs. The aim of this research is to analyze the experiences of users connected to different lifestyle apps, in particular (1) to explore the negative, neutral and positive topics in the reviews, and (2) to discover the role of health improvement among the comments. The present paper is part of a complex empirical research project. A qualitative and quantitative content analysis was conducted of the user reviews in t

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Almalki, Manal, and Anna Giannicchi. "Health Apps for Combating COVID-19: Descriptive Review and Taxonomy." JMIR mHealth and uHealth 9, no. 3 (2021): e24322. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/24322.

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Background Mobile phone apps have been leveraged to combat the spread of COVID-19. However, little is known about these technologies’ characteristics, technical features, and various applications in health care when responding to this public health crisis. The lack of understanding has led developers and governments to make poor choices about apps’ designs, which resulted in creating less useful apps that are overall less appealing to consumers due to their technical flaws. Objective This review aims to identify, analyze, and categorize health apps related to COVID-19 that are currently availa

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Masciantonio, Marcello G., and Aneta A. Surmanski. "Medical smartphone applications." University of Western Ontario Medical Journal 86, no. 2 (2017): 51–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.5206/uwomj.v86i2.2030.

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Smartphones have a variety of unique features including text-message communication, camera, sensors, and health applications (apps), which can be used to assist in monitoring an individual’s health, diet, and exercise, as well as support goal-focused strategies personalized to user needs. Mental health and diabetes management apps are two prominent examples that have been shown to be effective in improving specific health outcomes. Mental health apps provide day-to-day patient care by teaching users how to reduce stress, focusing on strategies to enhance mental well-being. Apps such as Kokoro,

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Fernandez-Luque, Luis, José I. Labarta, Ella Palmer, and Ekaterina Koledova. "Content Analysis of Apps for Growth Monitoring and Growth Hormone Treatment: Systematic Search in the Android App Store." JMIR mHealth and uHealth 8, no. 2 (2020): e16208. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/16208.

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Background The use of mobile apps for health is growing. This rapid growth in the number of health apps can make it hard to assess their quality and features. The increased demand for and availability of mobile health apps highlights the importance of regular publication of reviews to identify potential areas of unmet needs and concern. The focus of this review is mobile apps for monitoring growth for health care professionals, caregivers, and patients. Monitoring growth as a part of healthy physical development is important across different periods of childhood and adolescence. Objective The

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Camacho, Erica, Asher Cohen, and John Torous. "Assessment of Mental Health Services Available Through Smartphone Apps." JAMA Network Open 5, no. 12 (2022): e2248784. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.48784.

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ImportanceAs more patients and clinicians are turning to mental health smartphone apps to expand access to services, little is known about the current state of the app marketplaces and what these apps are actually offering in terms of features, privacy, price, and services.ObjectiveTo assess the current state of mental health apps, explore the association between app privacy scores and popularity as measured by star ratings and downloads, and to understand opportunities and challenges facing the commercial app landscape.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis cross-sectional study had trained ra

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Nuo, Mingfu, Hongjuan Fang, Tong Wang, et al. "Understanding the research on tracking, diagnosing, and intervening in sleep disorders using mHealth apps: Bibliometric analysis and systematic reviews." DIGITAL HEALTH 9 (January 2023): 205520762311659. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20552076231165967.

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Objectives In solving the global challenge of sleep disorders, Mobile Health app is one of the important means to monitor, diagnose, and intervene in sleep disorders. This study aims to (1) summarize the status and trends of research in this field; (2) assess the production and usage of sleep mHealth apps; (3) calculate the conversion rate of grants that the proportion of newly developed apps from being funded and developed to published on application stores. Methods Using bibliometric and content analysis methods, based on “Research Paper-Product Output-Product Application” chain and consider

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Kondylakis, Haridimos, Dimitrios G. Katehakis, Angelina Kouroubali, et al. "COVID-19 Mobile Apps: A Systematic Review of the Literature." Journal of Medical Internet Research 22, no. 12 (2020): e23170. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/23170.

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Background A vast amount of mobile apps have been developed during the past few months in an attempt to “flatten the curve” of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases. Objective This systematic review aims to shed light into studies found in the scientific literature that have used and evaluated mobile apps for the prevention, management, treatment, or follow-up of COVID-19. Methods We searched the bibliographic databases Global Literature on Coronavirus Disease, PubMed, and Scopus to identify papers focusing on mobile apps for COVID-19 that show evidence of their real-life use and have been d

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Gross, Marielle S., Amelia Hood, and Bethany Corbin. "Pay No Attention to That Man behind the Curtain: An Ethical Analysis of the Monetization of Menstruation App Data." IJFAB: International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics 14, no. 2 (2021): 144–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/ijfab-2021-03-22.

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The revelation that menstruation tracking apps share sensitive data with third parties, like Facebook, provoked a sense of violation among users. This case highlights the need to address ethics and governance of health data created outside of traditional healthcare contexts. Commodifying health data breaches trust and entails health and moral risks. Through the metaphor of The Wizard of Oz, we argue that these apps approximate healthcare without the professional competency, fiduciary duties, legal protections and liabilities such care requires and thus represent an innovation in the annals of

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John Leon Singh, Hanson, Danielle Couch, and Kevin Yap. "Mobile Health Apps That Help With COVID-19 Management: Scoping Review." JMIR Nursing 3, no. 1 (2020): e20596. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/20596.

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Background Mobile health (mHealth) apps have played an important role in mitigating the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response. However, there is no resource that provides a holistic picture of the available mHealth apps that have been developed to combat this pandemic. Objective Our aim is to scope the evidence base on apps that were developed in response to COVID-19. Methods Following the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines for scoping reviews, literature searches were conducted on Google Search, Google Scholar, and PubMed using the country

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Lee, Bohee, Siti Aishah Ibrahim, and Tiying Zhang. "Mobile Apps Leveraged in the COVID-19 Pandemic in East and South-East Asia: Review and Content Analysis." JMIR mHealth and uHealth 9, no. 11 (2021): e32093. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/32093.

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic increased attention to digital tools to support governmental public health policies in East and South-East Asia. Mobile apps related to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to emerge and evolve with a wide variety of characteristics and functions. However, there is a paucity of studies evaluating such apps in this region, with most of the available studies conducted in the early days of the pandemic. Objective This study aimed to examine free apps developed or supported by governments in the East and South-East Asian region and highlight their key characteristics and

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Trnka, Susanna Helen. "Digital Care: Agency and Temporality in Young People’s Use of Health Apps." Engaging Science, Technology, and Society 2 (December 4, 2016): 248. http://dx.doi.org/10.17351/ests2016.119.

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This paper draws from interviews with 21 young New Zealanders, ages 16-24, to examine how health apps shape young people’s experiences of themselves as agentive subjects in relation to their physical and mental wellbeing. Focusing on the intended and unintended effects of health apps, I examine how digital care technologies recast the spatiality and temporality of healthcare, enabling new ways of constituting and tracking health, expanding possibilities of interactive exchanges with others, and redistributing a sense of agency and control. In many ways, the forms of self-governance that health

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Alzahrani, Adel, Valerie Gay, and Ryan Alturki. "Exploring Saudi Individuals’ Perspectives and Needs to Design a Hypertension Management Mobile Technology Solution: Qualitative Study." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19 (2022): 12956. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912956.

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Hypertension is a chronic condition caused by a poor lifestyle that affects patients’ lives. Adherence to self-management programs increases hypertension self-monitoring, and allows greater prevention and disease management. Patient compliance with hypertension self-management is low in general; therefore, mobile health applications (mHealth-Apps) are becoming a daily necessity and provide opportunities to improve the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, including hypertension. This research aims to explore Saudi individuals’ perspectives and needs regarding designing a hypertension m

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Song, Yuqing, and Hong Chen. "Evaluating Chinese Mobile Health Apps for Ankylosing Spondylitis Management: Systematic App Search." JMIR mHealth and uHealth 9, no. 7 (2021): e27234. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/27234.

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Background Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a chronic systematic inflammatory disease, require long-term treatment and management. Mobile health (mHealth) apps can deliver health services through mobile devices, facilitate long-term disease management, support patient–health care provider communication, and enable patients to engage in disease management. There are some apps targeted at patients with AS, but the feature and quality of these apps have not been systematically examined. Objective The aim of this study was to identify existing, publicly available Chinese mHealth apps for

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Figl, Kathrin, Christiane Lehrer, and Jule Helder. "App-Device Fit Matters: Understanding User Perceptions of Apps on Smartwatches and Smartphones." Journal of Service Management Research 7, no. 2 (2023): 82–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.5771/2511-8676-2023-2-82.

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The smartwatch market is rapidly expanding, with a diverse range of apps now available to users. This study examines users’ perceptions and attitudes toward apps on smartwatches and smartphones. Our experiment revealed that users did not generally perceive apps and the information they provide as more credible, timely, or of higher quality on smartwatches than on smartphones. Instead, the study identified app-device fit as the key factor that influences users’ perceptions. For apps that fit particularly well with smartwatches, such as body-related apps for health and sleep tracking, users rate

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Drissi, Nidal, Ayat Alhmoudi, Hana Al Nuaimi, Mahra Alkhyeli, Shaikha Alsalami, and Sofia Ouhbi. "Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on the Psychological Health of University Students and Their Attitudes Toward Mobile Mental Health Solutions: Two-Part Questionnaire Study." JMIR Formative Research 4, no. 10 (2020): e19876. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/19876.

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Background The COVID-19 outbreak was first reported to the World Health Organization on December 31, 2019, and it was officially declared a public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020. The COVID-19 outbreak and the safety measures taken to control it caused many psychological issues in populations worldwide, such as depression, anxiety, and stress. Objective The objectives of this study were to assess the psychological effects of the lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak on university students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and to investigate the students’ awareness

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