Predictors of the Number of Installs in Psychiatry Smartphone Apps: Systematic Search on App Stores and Content Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental health is integral to our salubrity, but mental disorders are very debilitating and common. Therefore, it is critical to provide accessible, timely, and inexpensive mental care. This can be done through mobile health (mHealth), namely, mobile medical apps, which are gaining popularity among clinicians and patients. mHealth is a fast-paced field, and there is significant variation in the number of installs among psychiatry apps. However, the factors that influence psychiatry app installs have yet to be studied.

Objective

This study aimed to identify predictors of the number of app installs in psychiatry.

Methods

A literature review identified which factors influence app installs. Psychiatry apps available in the Google Play Store were reviewed, and pu

SUBMITTER: Pinheiro M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6891398 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature