Comparing Smartphone Apps for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Modern Medicine in China: Systematic Search and Content Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an integral part of mainstream medicine in China, with theories and practices that are completely different from modern medicine. TCM should not be ignored or confused with modern medicine in the analysis of the Chinese health care system, including the analysis of mobile health (mHealth) apps. To date, differences between TCM apps and modern medicine apps have not be systematically investigated.

Objective

The aim of this study was to systematically compare the quality of apps for TCM and modern medicine in China.

Methods

In December 2020, we searched iOS (iTunes) and Android (Tencent, Oppo, and Huawei app stores) platforms for all mHealth apps and then categorized them as TCM or modern medicine apps if they were includ

SUBMITTER: Liu XH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8108569 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature