Mobile Phone Apps for Food Allergies or Intolerances in App Stores: Systematic Search and Quality Assessment Using the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Food allergies and intolerances are increasing worldwide, and mobile phone apps could be a promising tool for self-management of these issues.

Objective

This study aimed to systemically search and assess food allergy or intolerance apps in app stores using the multidimensional Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS) to rate the objective and subjective quality and to identify critical points for future improvements.

Methods

This systematic search identified apps through the keywords "food allergy," "food intolerance," and "allergens" in English, Spanish, and Italian in the Apple App Store (iOS) and Google Play Store (Android). The inclusion criteria were a user star rating of ≥3 (of 5 stars) to limit the selection to the most highly rated apps; ≥1000 reviews as an i

SUBMITTER: Mandracchia F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7527917 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature