Mobile Phone Apps in Australia for Improving Pregnancy Outcomes: Systematic Search on App Stores.

JMIR MHealth and UHealth
Loretta M MusgraveAdrienne Gordon

Abstract

Women are increasingly turning to mobile health platforms to receive health information and support in pregnancy, yet the content of these platforms vary. Although there is great potential to influence health behaviors, little research has assessed the quality of these platforms or their ability to change behavior. In recent years, validated tools to assess app quality have become available. To identify and assess the quality and ongoing popularity of the top 10 freely available pregnancy apps in Australia using validated tools. A systematic search on app stores to identify apps was performed. A Google Play search used subject terms pregnancy, parenting, and childbirth; the iTunes search used alternative categories medical and health and fitness. The top 250 apps from each store were cross-referenced, and the top 100 found in both Google Play and iTunes were screened for eligibility. Apps that provided health information or advice for pregnancy were included. Excluded apps focused on nonhealth information (eg, baby names). The top 10 pregnancy apps were assessed using the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS). A comparative analysis was conducted at 2 time points over 2 years to assess the ongoing popularity of the apps. The MARS scor...Continue Reading

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Methods Mentioned

BETA
contraception

Software Mentioned

CALO
RE
iOS
Ovia Pregnancy Tracker
MARS
Ovia Pregnancy Tracker App
Google Play
Ovia
iTunes
Ovia Pregnancy Tracker Pregnancy

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