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Current challenges for evaluating mobile health applications.

Noy Alon¹, John Torous^1,2

¹Division of Digital Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA

|December 9, 2022

Summary

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The proliferation of mobile health apps necessitates better evaluation frameworks. This study identifies four key challenges and offers solutions to improve app assessment for patients and clinicians.

Keywords:

applications evaluation framework mobile smartphone

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Area of Science:

Digital Health
Health Informatics
Medical Technology Evaluation

Background:

The rapid growth of mobile health (mHealth) applications presents regulatory challenges.
Existing mHealth app evaluation frameworks offer guidance but can be confusing and contradictory.
There is a growing need for improved frameworks to assess the quality and efficacy of mHealth tools.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify critical challenges in current mHealth app evaluation frameworks.
To propose innovative solutions and recommendations for developing more effective evaluation criteria.
To provide practical examples, particularly from the mental health field, to illustrate proposed improvements.

Main Methods:

Analysis of existing mHealth app evaluation frameworks.
Identification of common shortcomings and areas for improvement.
Development of a proposed set of challenges and recommendations based on practical experience.

Main Results:

Four significant challenges that hinder effective mHealth app evaluation were identified.
Illustrative examples from mental health app evaluations are provided to demonstrate the challenges.
Actionable recommendations are presented to guide the development of superior app evaluation frameworks.

Conclusions:

Current mHealth app evaluation frameworks require significant improvement to address existing challenges.
The proposed framework enhancements aim to reduce confusion and provide clearer guidance for users.
Implementing these recommendations can lead to more reliable and innovative mHealth app assessment tools across all medical fields.