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S O'Neill¹, R R W Brady

¹Department of Clinical and Surgical Sciences (Surgery), School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

Colorectal Disease : the Official Journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland

|June 1, 2012

Summary

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Colorectal disease apps lack medical professional input and specific features, despite smartphone use in healthcare. Increased regulation is needed to ensure accountability and improve these medical applications.

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Area of Science:

Digital Health
Coloproctology
Medical Informatics

Background:

Smartphones and medical applications offer integration opportunities in clinical practice for coloproctologists.
Concerns exist regarding the reliability of unregulated medical applications.
This review focuses on medical apps for colorectal diseases.

Purpose of the Study:

To review contemporary medical applications for colorectal diseases.
To assess the level of medical professional involvement in the design and content of these apps.

Main Methods:

Searched major smartphone app stores (iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows, Samsung).
Utilized search terms: colorectal cancer, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, diverticulitis, haemorrhoids, anal fissure, bowel incontinence, and irritable bowel syndrome.

Main Results:

Identified 68 unique colorectal-themed apps.
Only 29% of apps featured customer satisfaction ratings.
A mere 32% reported involvement of named medical professionals in their development or content.

Conclusions:

The utility of current colorectal apps is limited by a lack of disease specification.
Medical professional involvement in app design is minimal.
Enhanced regulation is necessary to improve the accountability of medical app content.