Educational apps from the Android Google Play for Greek preschoolers: A systematic review

S Papadakis, M Kalogiannakis, N Zaranis - Computers & education, 2018 - Elsevier
In the seven years since the introduction of the tablet (Apple iPad) in 2010, the use of
software for smart mobile devices has grown rapidly in popularity and has become a hotly …

Criteria for assessing the quality of mHealth apps: a systematic review

R Nouri, SR Niakan Kalhori… - Journal of the …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Objective Review the existing studies including an assessment tool/method to assess the
quality of mHealth apps; extract their criteria; and provide a classification of the collected …

Validation of the mobile application rating scale (MARS)

Y Terhorst, P Philippi, LB Sander, D Schultchen… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Mobile health apps (MHA) have the potential to improve health care. The
commercial MHA market is rapidly growing, but the content and quality of available MHA are …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the quality and safety of health-related apps and e-tools: Adapting the Mobile App Rating Scale and developing a quality assurance protocol

AE Roberts, TA Davenport, T Wong, HW Moon… - Internet …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] The German version of the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS-G): development and validation study

EM Messner, Y Terhorst, A Barke… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2020 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: The number of mobile health apps (MHAs), which are developed to promote
healthy behaviors, prevent disease onset, manage and cure diseases, or assist with …

[HTML][HTML] Consumer mobile apps for potential drug-drug interaction check: systematic review and content analysis using the mobile app rating scale (MARS)

BYB Kim, A Sharafoddini, N Tran… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2018 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: General consumers can now easily access drug information and quickly check
for potential drug-drug interactions (PDDIs) through mobile health (mHealth) apps. With …

[HTML][HTML] Mobile phone apps for food allergies or intolerances in app stores: systematic search and quality assessment using the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS)

F Mandracchia, E Llauradó, L Tarro… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2020 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: Food allergies and intolerances are increasing worldwide, and mobile phone
apps could be a promising tool for self-management of these issues. Objective: This study …

[HTML][HTML] Promoting health via mHealth applications using a French version of the mobile app rating scale: adaptation and validation study

I Saliasi, P Martinon, E Darlington… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2021 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: In the recent decades, the number of apps promoting health behaviors and
health-related strategies and interventions has increased alongside the number of …

Validation of a Korean version of mobile app rating scale (MARS) for apps targeting disease management

KK Hee Ko, SK Kim, Y Lee, JY Lee… - Health Informatics …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The mobile app rating scale (MARS) is a widely used instrument for evaluating smartphone
app quality. We aimed to examine the reliability and validity of the Korean version of MARS …

Effectiveness of a smartphone app to increase parents' knowledge and empowerment in the MMR vaccination decision: A randomized controlled trial

M Fadda, E Galimberti, M Fiordelli… - Human vaccines & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Researchers are trying to build evidence for mhealth effectiveness in various fields.
However, no evidence yet is showing the effectiveness of mhealth on parents' attitudes and …