Background Mobile apps for health exist in large numbers today, but oftentimes, consumers
do not continue to use them after a brief period of initial usage, are averse toward using …

Background: Despite the growth in smartphone use among adolescents, few mobile health
applications (apps)–apps designed to support general health management–are designed …

With rising smartphone ownership, mobile health applications (mHealth apps) have the
potential to support high-need, high-cost populations in managing their health. While the …

Objective Consumers are living longer, creating more pressure on the health system and
increasing their requirement for self-care of chronic conditions. Despite rapidly-increasing …

Background: There is increasing interest from academics and clinicians in harnessing
smartphone applications (apps) as a means of delivering behavioral interventions for health …

Objective The study sought to review the different assessment items that have been used
within existing health app evaluation frameworks aimed at individual, clinician, or …

Mobile health applications (apps) have transformed the possibilities for health promotion
and disease self-management; however, their promise is not fully realized owing to their …

Context Mobile apps are poised to become a major source of health guidance; however,
concerns about their quality and safety remain. Governments, clinicians, and health …

Rising ownership of smartphones and tablets across social and demographic groups has
made mobile applications, or apps, a potentially promising tool for engaging patients in their …

Background The public health impact of health and well-being digital interventions is
dependent upon sufficient real-world uptake and engagement. Uptake is currently largely …