Evaluating and rating HIV/AIDS mobile apps using the feature-based application rating method and mobile app rating scale.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this study was to evaluate HIV/AIDS mobile applications using the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS) and rate the features of these applications using the new tool called the Feature-based Application Rating Method (FARM).

Methods

In this study, all available HIV/AIDS apps in Iran from Cafe Bazaar and Google Play Store due to inclusion criteria were studied. The evaluation of the quality of applications was done using the MARS tool and the FARM tool. The FARM, which was developed in this study, was applied to rank the features of the applications.

Results

In this study, 79 applications were included. The mean score of all apps using both tools was 3.58 (SD = 0.95) out of 5. The overall mean quality score based on the MARS was 3.14 (SD = 0.84), an

SUBMITTER: Raeesi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9618024 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature