Technology Evaluation and Assessment Criteria for Health apps (TEACH-apps)

Journal of Medical Internet Research
Erica CamachoJohn Torous

Abstract

Despite the emergence of app evaluation tools, there remains no well-defined process receptive to diverse local needs, rigorous standards, and current content. The need for such a process to assist in the implementation of app evaluation across all medical fields is evident. Such a process has the potential to increase engagement of stakeholders and catalyze interest and engagement with present-day app evaluation models. To address this need, we developed, and pilot tested the Technology Evaluation and Assessment Criteria for Health apps (TEACH-apps). To address this need, we developed, and pilot tested the Technology Evaluation and Assessment Criteria for Health apps (TEACH-apps). Tailoring a well-known implementation framework, Replicating Effective Programs, we present a new process to approach the challenges faced in implementing app evaluation tools today. As a culmination of our experience implementing this process and feedback from stakeholders, we present the four-part process to aid the implementation of mobile health technology. This paper outlines the theory, evidence, and initial versions of the process. The TEACH-apps process is designed to be broadly useable and widely applicable across all fields of health. The p...Continue Reading

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Aug 11, 2016·JMIR MHealth and UHealth·Mark Erik LarsenHelen Christensen
Feb 16, 2018·Psychiatric Services : a Journal of the American Psychiatric Association·John Blake TorousPhilip Wang
Jan 3, 2019·World Psychiatry : Official Journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)·John TorousPatricia A Arean
Jan 13, 2019·Evidence-based Mental Health·Hannah WisniewskiJohn Torous
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Jun 1, 2019·The Lancet. Digital Health·Philip HensonJohn Torous

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Feb 4, 2021·Internet Interventions : the Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health·Elena Rodriguez-VillaJohn Torous
Apr 23, 2021·Psychiatric Services : a Journal of the American Psychiatric Association·Sarah LaganJohn Torous
May 26, 2021·Psychiatric Services : a Journal of the American Psychiatric Association·Robert M MontgomeryStephen M Schueller

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