MHealth: a strategic field without a solid scientific soul. a systematic review of pain-related apps.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile health (mHealth) has undergone exponential growth in recent years. Patients and healthcare professionals are increasingly using health-related applications, at the same time as concerns about ethical issues, bias, conflicts of interest and privacy are emerging. The general aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the current state of development of mHealth.

Methods and findings

To exemplify the issues, we made a systematic review of the pain-related apps available in scientific databases (Medline, Web of Science, Gale, Psycinfo, etc.) and the main application shops (App Store, Blackberry App World, Google Play, Nokia Store and Windows Phone Store). Only applications (designed for both patients and clinicians) focused on pain education, assessment and

SUBMITTER: de la Vega R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4085095 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature