Psychoeducational Social Anxiety Mobile Apps: Systematic Search in App Stores, Content Analysis, and Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The wide use of mobile health apps has created new possibilities in social anxiety education and treatment. However, the content and quality of social anxiety apps have been quite unclear, which makes it difficult for people to choose appropriate apps to use on smartphones and tablets.

Objective

This study aims to identify the psychoeducational social anxiety apps in the two most popular Australian app stores, report the descriptive and technical information provided in apps exclusively for social anxiety, evaluate app quality, and identify whether any apps would be appropriate for people with social anxiety or others who know someone with social anxiety.

Methods

This systematic stepwise app search was guided by the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Sys

SUBMITTER: Hammond TE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8493451 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature