The Mobile Health App Trustworthiness Checklist: Usability Assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The mobile health (mHealth) app trustworthiness (mHAT) checklist was created to identify end users' opinions on the characteristics of trustworthy mHealth apps and to communicate this information to app developers. To ensure that the checklist is suited for all relevant stakeholders, it is necessary to validate its contents.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of the mHAT checklist by modifying its contents according to ratings and suggestions from stakeholders familiar with the process of developing, managing, or curating mHealth apps.

Methods

A 44-item online survey was administered to relevant stakeholders. The survey was largely comprised of the mHAT checklist items, which respondents rated on a 5-point Likert scale, rangin

SUBMITTER: van Haasteren A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7404005 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature