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The COSMIC Function Points method accurately measures prenatal mobile Personal Health Records (mPHRs) apps. Functional size measurements differ from questionnaire scores and are unrelated to app store ratings or installs.

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  • Health Informatics
  • Mobile Application Development

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  • Prenatal mobile Personal Health Records (mPHRs) are increasingly used.
  • Accurate functional size measurement is crucial for software development and comparison.
  • Existing methods may not fully capture the complexity of mPHR applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To empirically evaluate the COSMIC Function Points method for measuring the functional size of prenatal mPHR apps.
  • To compare COSMIC-based functional size measurements with scores from a quality assessment questionnaire.
  • To investigate the relationship between functional size, app store ratings, and install numbers.

Main Methods:

  • Applied the COSMIC Function Points method (ISO 19761) to 33 prenatal mPHR apps.
  • Compared COSMIC measurements with functionality scores derived from a previous questionnaire-based evaluation.
  • Analyzed correlations between functional sizes, app store ratings, and number of installs.

Main Results:

  • Significant discrepancies were observed between COSMIC functional size rankings and questionnaire-based functionality scores.
  • No direct correlation was found between the functional size of mPHR apps and their app store ratings or install counts.
  • External factors appear to significantly influence app store visibility and user adoption.

Conclusions:

  • The COSMIC Function Points method is a reliable and effective tool for measuring the functional size of prenatal mPHR apps.
  • COSMIC provides a comprehensive approach, covering all features and functionalities essential for these applications.
  • Findings support using COSMIC for assessing software updates, market analysis, and comparative studies in the mPHR domain.