Limitations of Existing Dialysis Diet Apps in Promoting User Engagement and Patient Self-Management: Quantitative Content Analysis Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the unprecedented growth of mobile technology, a plethora of dialysis diet apps have been developed to promote patient dietary self-management. Nevertheless, the utility of such apps remains questionable.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the content, features, and quality of commercial dialysis diet apps for adult dialysis patients.

Methods

This study consisted of a quantitative content analysis of commercial dialysis diet apps downloaded from Google Play and the Apple App Store available in the Asian marketplace, searched for using the following keywords in English: dialysis diet and diet for kidney disease. Free and paid apps available in English that provide nutrition information for adult dialysis patients were included. Apps that were not re

SUBMITTER: Lim JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7296424 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature