452 Exploring the Merits and Availability of Smartphone Applications Related to Bariatric Surgery

2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Kabbani ◽  
J Kabbani
Keyword(s):  
Bariatric Surgery ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Patient Support ◽  
Smartphone Applications ◽  
Application Development ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
App Store ◽  
Widespread Availability ◽  
Google Play

Abstract Introduction Smartphone applications transcend healthcare specialties, with applications related to bariatric surgery widely available on mainstream application stores. We reviewed published literature regarding bariatric surgery-related applications, and the number and types of applications available for download. Method A literature search of “bariatric surgery” and “smartphone” was used to find publications assessing such applications. “Bariatric surgery” was searched in Apple’s (iOS) “App Store” and Google’s “Google Play” to analyse application purposes, pricing, and ratings. Results 22 articles explored smartphone usage in relation to bariatric surgery, describing benefits to patient self-management and wellbeing. However, concerns include a perceived lack of involvement of healthcare professionals in application development, and further investigation of application benefits to diet prior to bariatric surgery is needed. Searches on the App Store and Google Play identified 33 and 250 apps respectively. 85% of iOS results were categorised as clinical and weight management tools, 9% as educational, and 6% as recreational. The corresponding figures for Google Play were 60%, 6%, and 34%. Conclusions The results demonstrate the widespread availability of applications related to bariatric surgery aftercare, particularly for patient support. Input from healthcare professionals during application development, and assessment of impacts on physical outcomes, are important aspects to consider.

scholarly journals P50 Exploring the Merits and Availability of Smartphone Applications Related to Melanoma

BJS Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jade Kabbani ◽  
Jamil Kabbani ◽  
Jade Kabbani
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Management ◽  
Literature Search ◽  
Patient Access ◽  
Smartphone Applications ◽  
App Store ◽  
Widespread Availability ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Clinical Tools ◽  
Google Play ◽  
Privacy Issues

Abstract Background The increased use of smartphone applications across healthcare specialties has been particularly relevant in dermatology, with dermatology related applications widely available on mainstream application stores. We reviewed published literature regarding melanoma-related applications, and the number and types of such applications available for download. Methods A literature search of “dermatology”, “smartphone” and “melanoma” was conducted to identify publications assessing applications of interest. “Melanoma” was searched in Apple’s (iOS) “App Store” and Google’s “Google Play”, and application purposes and ratings were analysed. Results 54 of the 63 literature search results explored smartphone use in relation to melanoma, describing benefits including quicker patient access to care, reduced referrals and hence unnecessary consultations, and improved accessibility to information. However, concerns include insufficient image quality, privacy issues related to encryption, and diagnostic inaccuracy. Searches on the Google Play and iOS stores identified 249 and 51 apps respectively. 25% of Google Play results were categorised as clinical tools, 17% as educational, and 58% as recreational. The corresponding results for the App store were 92%, 6% and 2%. 81% of the educational apps and 92% of the clinical management apps related to dermatology and melanoma on Google Play, whereas all of the clinical management apps and 67% of the education apps on the App store were of relevance. Conclusion The results illustrate the widespread availability of applications related to melanoma, particularly for educational and clinical purposes. Standardising photographing techniques, improving diagnostic accuracy, and privacy issues are important aspects to consider and warrant further investigation.

scholarly journals Tele-Dentistry Rising: The Apps of Pediatric Dentistry: An Up-ToDate Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karataban PK
Keyword(s):  
Dental Care ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Dental Trauma ◽  
Dental Pain ◽  
Pediatric Dentistry ◽  
App Store ◽  
Pediatric Dentists ◽  
Google Play ◽  
Dental Professionals

The pandemic changed the landscape of the accessibility to healthcare in an unexpected way. The instant disconnection with healthcare professionals including dental professionals thrusted tele-medicine and tele-dentistry into the spotlight. In pediatric dentistry, there are applications developed for both patients and dentists. This article aims to provide an overview of pediatric dentistry-related applications available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store that can be useful for children, families and pediatric dentists. iPhone XS was used to access the Apple App Store, and Samsung Galaxy Note 20 devices was used to access the applications in the Google Play Store. The keywords; pediatric dentistry, teeth, brushing teeth, toothbrush timer, pediatric dental care, dentist games, dental pain, dental trauma were selected and searched in Google Play Store and Apple App Store. In total there were 313 applications related to pediatric dentistry which were classified as “Applications for Pediatric Dentists” and “Applications for Pediatric Patients and Their Families”.

Evaluation of the Quality and Usability of the Chinese Versions of Sleep Self-Management Smartphone Applications：A Review (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Keqiang Zhang ◽  
Feng Li ◽  
Yuanyuan Ni ◽  
Fang Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Operating System ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
User Participation ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Smartphone Applications ◽  
App Store ◽  
System Usability Scale

BACKGROUND Mobile apps have been developed for all aspects of everyday life. Among these, the number of mobile health apps is also increasing. At present, the English version of sleep self-management applications have been reported to be of poor quality, and no articles on the evaluation of sleep self-management applications have been published in China, so the current status of sleep self-management applications in Chinese is unclear. OBJECTIVE The objective of this article was to describe and evaluate the status, quality, and usability of the Chinese versions of sleep self-management smartphone applications. METHODS Using "Sleep", "Sleep Management", "Sleep Monitoring" and "Sleep Tracking" as search words, we searched for the Chinese versions of sleep self-management smartphone applications in the Apple App Store on the iPhone operating system (iOS), and Google Play and the Huawei AppGallery on the Android operating system. After applying strict inclusion and exclusion criteria, the Chinese version of the System Usability Scale (SUS) and the user version of the Mobile Application Rating Scale (uMARS) were used to evaluate the usability and quality of applications in the sample. RESULTS The sample comprised 32 eligible applications. The functions of the applications predominantly included notification, instruction, data recording (collection, sharing, evaluation), display, reminders. We found that the Chinese version of the sleep self-management smartphone applications had poor usability and quality using the Chinese version of the SUS and the Chinese version of the uMARS. Among the applications in the sample, 40.63% were given the rating “F”, which was unacceptable; 31.25% were rated “D”; 18.75% rated “C”; and only 3 were rated “A” (n=1) or “B” (n=2), accounting for 9.38%. Among the three sub-dimensions of uMARS, user participation scored the lowest, at 3.0. CONCLUSIONS At present, the Chinese versions of sleep self-management smartphone applications available in the App Store were few in number, and of poor quality and low availability. The Chinese versions of applications for sleep self-management still present an opportunity for development. Therefore, future developers should focus on being user-centered, through multi-disciplinary, and multi-team collaboration, to develop a high-quality Chinese version of a sleep self-management smartphone application.

scholarly journals Evaluation of M-Health Applications Use in Epilepsy: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niloofar MOHAMMADZADEH ◽  
Sahar KHENARINEZHAD ◽  
Ehsan GHAZANFARISAVADKOOHI ◽  
Mohammad Saleh SAFARI ◽  
Shahrbanoo PAHLEVANYNEJAD
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Rapid Evolution ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Application Development ◽  
Clinical Value ◽  
Keywords Epilepsy ◽  
Google Play ◽  
Health Applications

Background: Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by seizures and recurrent attacks. Selfmanagement leads to seizure control and maximizes the quality of life in epileptic patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of applications available in the epileptic google play store based on the rating features of MARS (Mobile Applications Rating Scale). Methods: The search was conducted systematically using the keywords "epilepsy", "seizure", "mobile health" at the Android google play store. Data were extracted and analyzed from Feb 2018 to Apr 2019. Results: Accordingly, 45 apps were identified potentially relevant of which 20 met inclusion criteria. Twentyfive apps were excluded because they were unrelated to epilepsy self-management, or not Development for people with epilepsy, not in English language or were not free and available. The total mean MARS score was 3.21 out of 5, and more than half of apps (17, 85%) had a minimum acceptability score of 3.0. The mean of apps’ items were 3.27 in Engagement, 3.96 in function, 3.30 in Aesthetics, 2.96 in Information and 2.73 in subjective quality items. Conclusion: Few apps meet prespecified criteria for quality, content, and functionality for epilepsy selfmanagement. Despite the rapid evolution of self-management apps, lack of validation studies is a significant concern that limits the clinical value of these apps. Moreover, having a guideline and benchmarking in the field of mobile application development, in epilepsy management, can help analyze the content of established applications.

Mobile Applications for Health Management of Older Adults: A Scoping Review (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul Asilah Ahmad ◽  
Shahrul Azman Mohd Noah ◽  
Arimi Fitri Mat Ludin ◽  
Suzana Shahar ◽  
Noorlaili Mohd Tohit
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Personalized Feedback ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
App Store ◽  
Evidenced Based ◽  
Google Play

BACKGROUND Currently, the use of smartphones to deliver health-related content has experienced a rapid growth, with more than 165,000 mobile health (mHealth) applications currently available in the digital marketplace such as iOS store and Google Play. Among these, there are several mobile applications (mobile apps) that offer tools for disease prevention and management among older generations. These mobile apps could potentially promote health behaviors which will reduce or delay the onset of disease. However, no review to date that has focused on the app marketplace specific for older adults and little is known regarding its evidence-based quality towards the health of older adults. OBJECTIVE The aim of this review was to characterize and critically appraise the content and functionality of mobile apps that focuses on health management and/or healthy lifestyle among older adults. METHODS An electronic search was conducted between May 2019 to December 2019 of the official app store for two major smartphone operating systems: iPhone operating system (iTunes App Store) and Android (Google Play Store). Stores were searched separately using predetermined search terms. Two authors screened apps based on information provided in the app description. Metadata from all included apps were abstracted into a standard assessment criteria form. Evidenced based strategies and health care expert involvement of included apps was assessed. Evidenced based strategies included: self-monitoring, goal setting, physical activity support, healthy eating support, weight and/or health assessment, personalized feedback, motivational strategies, cognitive training and social support. Two authors verified the data with reference to the apps and downloaded app themselves. RESULTS A total of 16 apps met the inclusion criteria. Six out of 16 (37.5%) apps were designed exclusively for the iOS platform while ten out of 16 (62.5%) were designed for Android platform exclusively. Physical activity component was the most common feature offered in all the apps (9/16, 56.3%) and followed by cognitive training (8/16, 50.0%). Diet/nutrition (0/16, 0%) feature, however, was not offered on all reviewed mobile apps. Of reviewed apps, 56.3% (9/16) provide education, 37.5% (6/16) provide self-monitoring features, 18.8% (3/16) provide goal setting features, 18.5% (3/16) provide personalized feedback, 6.3% (1/16) provide social support and none of the reviewed apps offers heart rate monitoring and reminder features to the users. CONCLUSIONS All reviewed mobile apps for older adults in managing health did not focused on diet/nutrition component, lack of functional components and lack of health care professional involvement in their development process. There is also a need to carry out scientific testing prior to the development of the app to ensure cost effective and its health benefits to older adults. Collaborative efforts between developers, researchers, health professionals and patients are needed in developing evidence-based, high quality mobile apps in managing health prior they are made available in the app store.

scholarly journals Patients’ and healthcare professionals’ beliefs, perceptions and needs towards chronic kidney disease self-management in China: a qualitative study

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. e044059
Author(s):  
Hongxia Shen ◽  
Rianne M J J van der Kleij ◽  
Paul J M van der Boog ◽  
Wenjiao Wang ◽  
Xiaoyue Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Illness Perceptions ◽  
Chinese Patients ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Tertiary Referral Hospital ◽  
Chinese Context ◽  
Management Interventions

ObjectivesTo support the adaptation and translation of an evidence-based chronic kidney disease (CKD) self-management intervention to the Chinese context, we examined the beliefs, perceptions and needs of Chinese patients with CKD and healthcare professionals (HCPs) towards CKD self-management.DesignA basic interpretive, cross-sectional qualitative study comprising semistructured interviews and observations.SettingOne major tertiary referral hospital in Henan province, China.Participants11 adults with a diagnosis of CKD with CKD stages G1–G5 and 10 HCPs who worked in the Department of Nephrology.ResultsFour themes emerged: (1) CKD illness perceptions, (2) understanding of and motivation towards CKD self-management, (3) current CKD practice and (4) barriers, (anticipated) facilitators and needs towards CKD self-management. Most patients and HCPs solely mentioned medical management of CKD, and self-management was largely unknown or misinterpreted as adherence to medical treatment. Also, the majority of patients only mentioned performing disease-specific acts of control and not, for instance, behaviour for coping with emotional problems. A paternalistic patient–HCP relationship was often present. Finally, the barriers, facilitators and needs towards CKD self-management were frequently related to knowledge and environmental context and resources.ConclusionsThe limited understanding of CKD self-management, as observed, underlines the need for educational efforts on the use and benefits of self-management before intervention implementation. Also, specific characteristics and needs within the Chinese context need to guide the development or tailoring of CKD self-management interventions. Emphasis should be placed on role management and emotional coping skills, while self-management components should be tailored by addressing the existing paternalistic patient–HCP relationship. The use of electronic health innovations can be an essential facilitator for implementation.

scholarly journals Google Play Content Scraping and Knowledge Engineering using Natural Language Processing Techniques with the Analysis of User Reviews

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 192-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamza Aldabbas ◽  
Abdullah Bajahzar ◽  
Meshrif Alruily ◽  
Ali Adil Qureshi ◽  
Rana M. Amir Latif ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Knowledge Engineering ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Application Development ◽  
User Reviews ◽  
N Gram ◽  
Logistic Regression Algorithm ◽  
Google Play

Abstract To maintain the competitive edge and evaluating the needs of the quality app is in the mobile application market. The user’s feedback on these applications plays an essential role in the mobile application development industry. The rapid growth of web technology gave people an opportunity to interact and express their review, rate and share their feedback about applications. In this paper we have scrapped 506259 of user reviews and applications rate from Google Play Store from 14 different categories. The statistical information was measured in the results using different of common machine learning algorithms such as the Logistic Regression, Random Forest Classifier, and Multinomial Naïve Bayes. Different parameters including the accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 score were used to evaluate Bigram, Trigram, and N-gram, and the statistical result of these algorithms was compared. The analysis of each algorithm, one by one, is performed, and the result has been evaluated. It is concluded that logistic regression is the best algorithm for review analysis of the Google Play Store applications. The results have been checked scientifically, and it is found that the accuracy of the logistic regression algorithm for analyzing different reviews based on three classes, i.e., positive, negative, and neutral.

scholarly journals A novel patient-reported outcome monitoring with clinical feedback system in bariatric surgery care: study protocol, design and plan for evaluation

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. e037685
Author(s):  
Pål André Hegland ◽  
Anny Aasprang ◽  
Ronette L Kolotkin ◽  
Christian Moltu ◽  
Grethe S Tell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Bariatric Surgery ◽  
Data Protection ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Feedback System ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome ◽  
Outpatient Clinics ◽  
Outcome Monitoring ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Clinical Feedback

BackgroundConsultations before and after bariatric surgery should include structured assessments of patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and mental health. One way to conduct this assessment is to implement patient-reported outcome monitoring with a clinical feedback system (PRO/CFS).AimWe will explore patients’ and healthcare professionals’ experiences when a PRO/CFS is an integrated part of bariatric surgery care.Methods and analysesThis is a design paper in which a PRO/CFS will be implemented in two bariatric outpatient clinics. All patients who have an appointment with a healthcare professional prior to, and 3 and 12 months after surgery, will be asked to complete six digital questionnaires measuring HRQOL, mental health, bowel symptoms and eating self-efficacy prior to each consultation. A digital summary report generated from the patient’s responses will form the basis for the clinical consultation. A team of patient representatives, healthcare professionals and researchers will be involved in all phases of designing the PRO/CFS to ensure its relevance for clinical consultations. The patients’ experiences will be explored with a generic 12-item questionnaire, developed for use in outpatient clinics, prior to and 12 months after bariatric surgery. We will conduct focus-group interviews with patients and healthcare professionals to explore their experiences when PRO/CFS is integrated into the consultations.Ethics and disseminationWritten informed consent will be obtained for all participants in the study. The project is approved by the Norwegian Centre for Research Data, Department of Data Protection Services (ref. no. 282738). The project has also undergone Data Protection Impact Assessments, both at Førde Hospital Trust and at St. Olav Hospital (registration no. 2016/3912). Data from the qualitative and quantitative studies will be kept in de-identified form in a secured research database, and the findings will be published in international peer-reviewed journals and presented at scientific conferences.

Self-management for pulmonary fibrosis: insights from people living with the disease and healthcare professionals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Y.T. Lee ◽  
Gabriella Tikellis ◽  
Ian Glaspole ◽  
Yet H. Khor ◽  
Karen Symons ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Fibrosis ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Self Management
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