Nutrition-Related Mobile Apps in the Spanish App Stores: Quality and Content Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile apps represent accessible and cost-effective tools to improve nutrition and prevent chronic diseases. However, most of these apps have been characterized as having limited functionality, raising concerns about their effectiveness, acceptability, and efficacy.

Objective

The aims of the study were to assess the quality of popular nutrition-related app platforms in Spain and to describe their characteristics and functionalities.

Methods

We screened apps providing information on dietary advice, food advice, and nutritional content in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store in Spain from March 2 to March 16, 2024. Apps with a star rating of ≥4 (of 5 stars), those available in Spanish, those that were free of charge, those last updated after January 2022

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Lazaro CI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11474592 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature