Evaluation of HIV/AIDS-related mobile health applications content using an evidence-based content rating tool.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the increasing number of mobile health applications, the validity of their content is understudied. The objective of this study was to rate the content of HIV/AIDS-related mobile applications and to determine the extent to which evidence-based medicine is being incorporated into their content using a new tool called the Evidence-based content rating tool of mobile health applications (EBCRT-mHealth).

Methods

All available HIV/AIDS-related applications in Iran from Cafe Bazaar and Google Play Store were evaluated. This study was first conducted in 2018, then after almost two years in 2021 was done again. In this study, researchers developed the EBCRT-mHealth tool to rate the content of applications based on the evidence-based medicine pyramid. Its reliabili

SUBMITTER: Raeesi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8067376 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature