ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Mobile applications or 'apps' intended to help people manage
their health and chronic conditions are widespread and gaining in popularity. However, little …

Rising ownership of smartphones and tablets across social and demographic groups has
made mobile applications, or apps, a potentially promising tool for engaging patients in their …

Background Patients with diabetes lack information on which commercially available
applications (apps) improve diabetes-related outcomes. We conducted a rapid evidence …

Purpose This integrative review presents a synthesis of the current qualitative research
addressing the motivating factors, usability, and experiences of mobile health tracking …

Objective Smartphone apps and mobile devices are an emerging method of healthcare data
collection. This study sought to understand how physicians currently view mobile health …

Abstract Mobile health applications (“apps”) have rapidly proliferated, yet their ability to
improve outcomes for patients remains unclear. A validated tool that addresses apps' …

Research using mHealth apps has the potential to positively impact health care
management and outcomes. However, choosing an appropriate mHealth app may be …

Background: Many adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), living in rural communities, are not
optimally managing the disease through their diet and physical activities. Mobile apps have …

Objective To develop and administer a questionnaire to determine what factors may be
associated with app use (including frequency of use, reasons to recommend to …

Background: Despite the growth in smartphone use among adolescents, few mobile health
applications (apps)–apps designed to support general health management–are designed …