Mobile Apps for COVID-19: A Systematic Review of Reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One measure national governments took to react to the acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic was mobile applications (apps). This study aims to provide a high-level overview of published reviews of mobile apps used in association with coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), examine factors that contributed to the success of these apps, and provide data for further research into this topic.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review of reviews (also referred to as an umbrella review) and searched two databases, Medline and Embase, for peer-reviewed reviews of COVID-19 mobile apps that were written in English and published between January 1st 2020 and April 25th 2022.

Results

Out of the initial 17,611 studies, 24 studies were eligible fo

SUBMITTER: Holl F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10815093 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature