Quality of Physical Activity Apps: Systematic Search in App Stores and Content Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical inactivity is a major contributor to the development and persistence of chronic diseases. Mobile health apps that foster physical activity have the potential to assist in behavior change. However, the quality of the mobile health apps available in app stores is hard to assess for making informed decisions by end users and health care providers.

Objective

This study aimed at systematically reviewing and analyzing the content and quality of physical activity apps available in the 2 major app stores (Google Play and App Store) by using the German version of the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS-G). Moreover, the privacy and security measures were assessed.

Methods

A web crawler was used to systematically search for apps promoting physical activity in the

SUBMITTER: Paganini S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8262667 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature