Mobile Health Apps on COVID-19 Launched in the Early Days of the Pandemic: Content Analysis and Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile health (mHealth) app use is a major concern because of the possible dissemination of misinformation that could harm the users. Particularly, it can be difficult for health care professionals to recommend a suitable app for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) education and self-monitoring purposes.

Objective

This study aims to analyze and evaluate the contents as well as features of COVID-19 mobile apps. The findings are instrumental in helping health care professionals to identify suitable mobile apps for COVID-19 self-monitoring and education. The results of the mobile apps' assessment could potentially help mobile app developers improve or modify their existing mobile app designs to achieve optimal outcomes.

Methods

The search for the mHealth apps avail

SUBMITTER: Ming LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7505686 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature