Data Collection Mechanisms in Health and Wellness Apps: Review and Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There has been a steady rise in the availability of health wearables and built-in smartphone sensors that can be used to collect health data reliably and conveniently from end users. Given the feature overlaps and user tendency to use several apps, these are important factors impacting user experience. However, there is limited work on analyzing the data collection aspect of mobile health (mHealth) apps.

Objective

This study aims to analyze what data mHealth apps across different categories usually collect from end users and how these data are collected. This information is important to guide the development of a common data model from current widely adopted apps. This will also inform what built-in sensors and wearables, a comprehensive mHealth platform should su

SUBMITTER: Philip BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8943537 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature