Smartphone apps for menstrual pain and symptom management: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT: The past decade marks a surge in the development of mobile apps used to digitally track and monitor aspects of personal health, including menstruation. Despite a plethora of menstruation-related apps, pain and symptom management content available in apps has not been systematically examined. The objective of this study was to evaluate app characteristics, overall quality (i.e., engagement, functionality, design aesthetics, and information), nature and quality of pain and symptom tracking features, and availability and quality of pain-related intervention content. A scoping review of apps targeting facets of the menstrual experience was conducted by searching the Apple App Store. After removal of duplicates and screening, 119 apps targeting menstrual experiences were retained. Pain and mens

SUBMITTER: Trepanier LCM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9905939 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature