A New Tool for Nutrition App Quality Evaluation (AQEL): Development, Validation, and Reliability Testing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The extensive availability and increasing use of mobile apps for nutrition-based health interventions makes evaluation of the quality of these apps crucial for integration of apps into nutritional counseling.

Objective

The goal of this research was the development, validation, and reliability testing of the app quality evaluation (AQEL) tool, an instrument for evaluating apps' educational quality and technical functionality.

Methods

Items for evaluating app quality were adapted from website evaluations, with additional items added to evaluate the specific characteristics of apps, resulting in 79 initial items. Expert panels of nutrition and technology professionals and app users reviewed items for face and content validation. After recommended revisions, nu

SUBMITTER: DiFilippo KN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5681720 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature