Evidence assessing the diagnostic performance of medical smartphone apps: a systematic review and exploratory meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:The number of mobile applications addressing health topics is increasing. Whether these apps underwent scientific evaluation is unclear. We comprehensively assessed papers investigating the diagnostic value of available diagnostic health applications using inbuilt smartphone sensors. METHODS:Systematic Review-MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science inclusive Medical Informatics and Business Source Premier (by citation of reference) were searched from inception until 15 December 2016. Checking of reference lists of review articles and of included articles complemented electronic searches. We included all studies investigating a health application that used inbuilt sensors of a smartphone for diagnosis of disease. The methodological quality of 11 studies used in an exploratory meta-analysi

SUBMITTER: Buechi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5735404 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature