Background: The explosion of mobile phones with app capabilities coupled with increased
expectations of the patient-consumers' role in managing their care presents a unique …

Background Health and well-being smartphone apps can provide a cost-effective solution to
addressing unhealthy behaviors. The selection of these apps tends to occur in commercial …

Background: Mobile phone health apps may now seem to be ubiquitous, yet much remains
unknown with regard to their usage. Information is limited with regard to important metrics …

Background: With the accessibility and widespread use of mobile phones, mobile phone
apps targeting medication adherence may be useful tools to help patients take medications …

Background: Mobile health (mHealth) apps that support individuals pursuing health and
wellness goals, such as weight management, stress management, smoking cessation, and …

Background: The rapid growth in the number of mobile health applications could have
profound significance in the prevention of disease or in the treatment of patients with chronic …

Commercial mobile apps for health behavior change are flourishing in the marketplace, but
little evidence exists to support their use. This paper summarizes methods for evaluating the …

Background: This paper presents an approach to assist health professionals in
recommending high quality apps for supporting chronic disease self-management. Most app …

Background: The availability of smartphone health apps empowers people to manage their
own health. Currently, there are over 300,000 health apps available in the market targeting a …

Background: The use of mobile apps for health and well being promotion has grown
exponentially in recent years. Yet, there is currently no app-quality assessment tool beyond …