Scoping review: Development and assessment of evaluation frameworks of mobile health apps for recommendations to consumers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study sought to review the different assessment items that have been used within existing health app evaluation frameworks aimed at individual, clinician, or organizational users, and to analyze the scoring and evaluation methods used in these frameworks.

Materials and methods

We searched multiple bibliographic databases and conducted backward searches of reference lists, using search terms that were synonyms of "health apps," "evaluation," and "frameworks." The review covered publications from 2011 to April 2020. Studies on health app evaluation frameworks and studies that elaborated on the scaling and scoring mechanisms applied in such frameworks were included.

Results

Ten common domains were identified across general health app evaluation frameworks.

SUBMITTER: Hensher M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8263081 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature