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Mobile Apps for Vaccination Services: Content Analysis and Quality Assessment

Mobile Apps for Vaccination Services: Content Analysis and Quality Assessment

The Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS) was developed by a multidisciplinary team of experts as a simple, objective, and reliable tool for researchers, developers, and health professionals to assess the quality of apps. The scale is widely used for apps for weight management [15], disease [16,17], mental health [18], and pain [19]. In China, mobile terminals consist of two main areas: independent apps and nonindependent apps that rely on social or payment platforms (Alipay applets and We Chat applets).

Chenchen Zhang, Xing Guo, Rui Zhu, Wenjie Hou, Lingmeng Wang, Fuzhi Wang, Li Zhang, Dan Luo

Online J Public Health Inform 2024;16:e50364

Examining the Role of Physician Characteristics in Web-Based Verified Primary Care Physician Reviews: Observational Study

Examining the Role of Physician Characteristics in Web-Based Verified Primary Care Physician Reviews: Observational Study

Characteristics of Zocdoc primary care profiles (N=1455a). a Bedside rating and wait time rating were missing from 35 profiles; age, race, attractiveness, and medical school were missing from 1-2 profiles. b DO: doctor of osteopathic medicine. c MD: doctor of medicine. Average overall ratings on Zocdoc are typically highly positive with a median of 4.82 (IQR 4.67-4.93).

Neil K R Sehgal, Benjamin Rader, John S Brownstein

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e51672

Patient-Centered Chronic Wound Care Mobile Apps: Systematic Identification, Analysis, and Assessment

Patient-Centered Chronic Wound Care Mobile Apps: Systematic Identification, Analysis, and Assessment

To subjectively assess app quality, the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS) [6] was developed, which evaluates engagement, functionality, aesthetics, and information. Additionally, the System Usability Scale (SUS) is a 10-item questionnaire for assessing the usability of a system. It has been effectively applied to evaluate mobile apps related to dementia, depression, pediatric obesity, and smoking cessation [7].

Tassilo Dege, Bernadette Glatzel, Vanessa Borst, Franziska Grän, Simon Goller, Caroline Glatzel, Matthias Goebeler, Astrid Schmieder

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2024;12:e51592

Quality and Accessibility of Home Assessment mHealth Apps for Community Living: Systematic Review

Quality and Accessibility of Home Assessment mHealth Apps for Community Living: Systematic Review

Between January 2023 and March 2023, three distinct tools were used to evaluate the quality of the chosen apps: an app component matrix developed for this study, the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS) [36], and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 (created by the World Wide Web Consortium) [37].

Jung-hye Shin, Rachael Shields, Jenny Lee, Zachary Skrove, Ross Tredinnick, Kevin Ponto, Beth Fields

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2024;12:e52996

SARS-CoV-2–Related Adaptation Mechanisms of Rehabilitation Clinics Affecting Patient-Centered Care: Qualitative Study of Online Patient Reports

SARS-CoV-2–Related Adaptation Mechanisms of Rehabilitation Clinics Affecting Patient-Centered Care: Qualitative Study of Online Patient Reports

Within this domain, attributes of the patient-centered professional emerged to be of major significance for patients utilizing the referred hospital rating website. As a main result, patients felt a decreased sensitivity and a lack of empathy in interpersonal interactions between themselves and the medical staff.

Lukas Kühn, Lara Lindert, Paulina Kuper, Kyung-Eun Anna Choi

JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol 2023;10:e39512

Interactivity, Quality, and Content of Websites Promoting Health Behaviors During Infancy: 6-Year Update of the Systematic Assessment

Interactivity, Quality, and Content of Websites Promoting Health Behaviors During Infancy: 6-Year Update of the Systematic Assessment

Each of the 22 items was rated as superior (rating +2), adequate (rating +1), not suitable (rating 0), or not applicable. Scores were summed to yield an overall percentage for the website reported as superior (70%-100%), adequate (40%-69%), or not suitable (0%-39%). Readability tools were used to assess the difficulty of reading the written texts on the websites.

Danielle Jawad, Heilok Cheng, Li Ming Wen, Chris Rissel, Louise Baur, Seema Mihrshahi, Sarah Taki

J Med Internet Res 2022;24(10):e38641

Review and Analysis of German Mobile Apps for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Management Using the Mobile Application Rating Scale: Systematic Search in App Stores and Content Analysis

Review and Analysis of German Mobile Apps for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Management Using the Mobile Application Rating Scale: Systematic Search in App Stores and Content Analysis

Accordingly, the aim of this study was to review current publicly available German IBD apps for patients and physicians and rate their quality using the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS). MARS was developed in 2015 to objectively assess m Health apps. It has 5 main sections (with subitems), including engagement, functionality, aesthetics, information quality, and a subjective section [24].

Maximilian Gerner, Nicolas Vuillerme, Timothée Aubourg, Eva-Maria Messner, Yannik Terhorst, Verena Hörmann, Ingo Ganzleben, Hannah Schenker, Georg Schett, Raja Atreya, Markus F Neurath, Johannes Knitza, Till Orlemann

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2022;10(5):e31102

Tools for Evaluating the Content, Efficacy, and Usability of Mobile Health Apps According to the Consensus-Based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments: Systematic Review

Tools for Evaluating the Content, Efficacy, and Usability of Mobile Health Apps According to the Consensus-Based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments: Systematic Review

Thus, many of the apps are only rated by the general subjective perception of users with vague rating tools, such as numerical or star-based scores from 1 to 5. Many attempts have been made to develop effective and practical validation tools to measure the quality of m Health apps. The quality-based concept has been interpreted in different ways according to each author and field, evaluating or resulting in different components [9].

Antonio Muro-Culebras, Adrian Escriche-Escuder, Jaime Martin-Martin, Cristina Roldán-Jiménez, Irene De-Torres, Maria Ruiz-Muñoz, Manuel Gonzalez-Sanchez, Fermin Mayoral-Cleries, Attila Biró, Wen Tang, Borjanka Nikolova, Alfredo Salvatore, Antonio Ignacio Cuesta-Vargas

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2021;9(12):e15433

Assessing the Quality of Mobile Health-Related Apps: Interrater Reliability Study of Two Guides

Assessing the Quality of Mobile Health-Related Apps: Interrater Reliability Study of Two Guides

In order to overcome the issues health-related apps are facing, some rating scales and guides have been developed (eg, [20,21]). One of the first was the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS) [22]. It is one of the most used rating scales to measure the quality of health-related apps [23-27].

Jordi Miró, Pere Llorens-Vernet

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2021;9(4):e26471

The German Version of the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS-G): Development and Validation Study

The German Version of the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS-G): Development and Validation Study

However, the validity and reliability assessment of this rating instrument has not yet been reported, and there is no agreement regarding its application [14]. Baumel and colleagues [15] developed the Evaluation Tool for Mobile and Web-Based e Health Interventions (ENLIGHT), according to a comprehensive systematic review of relevant criteria.

Eva-Maria Messner, Yannik Terhorst, Antonia Barke, Harald Baumeister, Stoyan Stoyanov, Leanne Hides, David Kavanagh, Rüdiger Pryss, Lasse Sander, Thomas Probst

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2020;8(3):e14479