The Arabic Version of the Mobile App Rating Scale: Development and Validation Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With thousands of health apps in app stores globally, it is crucial to systemically and thoroughly evaluate the quality of these apps due to their potential influence on health decisions and outcomes. The Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS) is the only currently available tool that provides a comprehensive, multidimensional evaluation of app quality, which has been used to compare medical apps from American and European app stores in various areas, available in English, Italian, Spanish, and German. However, this tool is not available in Arabic.

Objective

This study aimed to translate and adapt MARS to Arabic and validate the tool with a sample of health apps aimed at managing or preventing obesity and associated disorders.

Methods

We followed a well-established

SUBMITTER: Bardus M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7078658 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature