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Personalized and Self-Management: Systematic Search and Evaluation Quality Factors and User Preference of Drug
Yu-Chun Chen1,2,3, Wei-Wei Liao3, Mei-Chin Su4
1Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
Background:
Drug reference apps promote self-management and improve the efficiency and quality of work for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and patients. This study aimed to describe a systematic and stepwise process to identify drug reference apps in Taiwan, assess the quality of these apps, and analyze the influential factors for user ratings.
Methods:
A two-step algorithm (KESS) consisting of keyword growing and systematic search was proposed. Seven independent reviewers were trained to evaluate these apps using Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS). A logistic regression model was fitted and average marginal effects (AME) were calculated to identify the effects of factors for higher user ratings.
Results:
A total of 23 drug reference apps in Taiwan were identified and analyzed. Generally, these drug reference apps were evaluated as acceptable quality with an average MARS score of 3.23. Higher user engagement, more functionality, better aesthetics, and more information associated with higher user ratings. Navigation is the most influential factor on higher user ratings (AME: 13.15%) followed by performance (AME: 11.03%), visual appeal (AME: 10.87%), credibility (AME: 10.67%), and quantity of information (AME: 10.42%).
Conclusions:
User experience and information clearly affect user ratings of drug reference apps. Five key factors should be considered when designing drug reference apps.
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