Objective This study aimed to understand the attributes of popular apps for mental health
and comorbid medical conditions, and how these qualities relate to consumer ratings, app …

Objective The number of mobile applications addressing health topics is increasing.
Whether these apps underwent scientific evaluation is unclear. We comprehensively …

Background Whilst apps and e-tools have tremendous potential as low-cost, scalable mental
health intervention and prevention tools, it is essential that consumers and health …

Background Health-related apps have great potential to enhance health and prevent
disease globally, but their quality currently varies too much for clinicians to feel confident …

Introduction: There are large numbers of health-related applications (apps) available in
various app stores for many smartphone devices. Consequently, increasing numbers of …

This paper examines the state of the art in mobile clinical and health-related apps. A 2012
estimate puts the number of health-related apps at no fewer than 40,000, as healthcare …

While digital health solutions continue to grow in number and in complexity, the ability for
stakeholders in healthcare to easily discern quality lags far behind. This challenge is in part …

Abstract Mobile health applications (“apps”) have rapidly proliferated, yet their ability to
improve outcomes for patients remains unclear. A validated tool that addresses apps' …

Increasing numbers of healthcare professionals are using smartphones and their associated
applications (apps) in daily clinical care. While these medical apps hold great potential for …

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