{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["5(4)"],"submitter":["Anderson K"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>The availability of mobile health apps for self-care continues to increase. While little evidence of their clinical impact has been published, there is general agreement among health authorities and authors that consumers' use of health apps assist in self-management and potentially clinical decision making. A consumer's sustained engagement with a health app is dependent on the usability and functionality of the app. While numerous studies have attempted to evaluate health apps, there is a paucity of published methods that adequately recognize client experiences in the academic evaluation of apps for chronic conditions.<h4>Objective</h4>This paper reports (1) a protocol to shortlist health apps for academic evaluation, (2) synthesis of a checklist to screen health apps "],"journal":["JMIR research protocols"],"pagination":["e204"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5116100"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["App Chronic Disease Checklist: Protocol to Evaluate Mobile Apps for Chronic Disease Self-Management."],"pmcid":["PMC5116100"],"pubmed_authors":["Anderson K","Burford O","Emmerton L"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"App Chronic Disease Checklist: Protocol to Evaluate Mobile Apps for Chronic Disease Self-Management.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>The availability of mobile health apps for self-care continues to increase. While little evidence of their clinical impact has been published, there is general agreement among health authorities and authors that consumers' use of health apps assist in self-management and potentially clinical decision making. A consumer's sustained engagement with a health app is dependent on the usability and functionality of the app. While numerous studies have attempted to evaluate health apps, there is a paucity of published methods that adequately recognize client experiences in the academic evaluation of apps for chronic conditions.<h4>Objective</h4>This paper reports (1) a protocol to shortlist health apps for academic evaluation, (2) synthesis of a checklist to screen health apps ","dates":{"release":"2016-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2016 Nov","modification":"2025-04-27T04:22:21.232Z","creation":"2025-04-06T19:06:45.438Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC5116100","cross_references":{"pubmed":["27815233"],"doi":["10.2196/resprot.6194"]}}