mHealth in Urology: A Review of Experts' Involvement in App Development

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Autor(a) principal: Pereira-Azevedo, N.
Data de Publicação: 2015
Outros Autores: Carrasquinho, E., Cardoso-Oliveira, E., Cavadas, V., Osório, L., Fraga, A., Castelo-Branco, M., Roobol, M.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/1976
Resumo: Smartphones are increasingly playing a role in healthcare and previous studies assessing medical applications (apps) have raised concerns about lack of expert involvement and low content accuracy. However, there are no such studies in Urology. We reviewed Urology apps with the aim of assessing the level of participation of healthcare professionals (HCP) and scientific Urology associations in their development.
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spelling mHealth in Urology: A Review of Experts' Involvement in App DevelopmentMobile ApplicationsTelemedicineUrologyClinical CompetenceSmartphones are increasingly playing a role in healthcare and previous studies assessing medical applications (apps) have raised concerns about lack of expert involvement and low content accuracy. However, there are no such studies in Urology. We reviewed Urology apps with the aim of assessing the level of participation of healthcare professionals (HCP) and scientific Urology associations in their development.Material and Methods A systematic search was performed on PubMed, Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store, for Urology apps, available in English. Apps were reviewed by three graders to determine the app’s platform, target customer, developer, app type, app category, price and the participation of a HCP or a scientific Urology association in the development.Results The search yielded 372 apps, of which 150 were specific for Urology. A fifth of all apps had no HCP involvement (20.7%) and only a third had been developed with a scientific Urology association (34.7%). The lowest percentage of HCP (13.4%) and urological association (1.9%) involvement was in apps designed for the general population. Furthermore, there was no contribution from an Urology society in "Electronic Medical Record" nor in "Patient Information" apps. A limitation of the study is that only Android and iOS apps were reviewed.Conclusions Despite the increasing Mobile Health (mHealth) market, this is the first study that demonstrates the lack of expert participation in the design of Urology apps, particularly in apps designed for the general public. Until clear regulation is enforced, the urological community should help regulate app development. Maintaining a register of certified apps or issuing an official scientific seal of approval could improve overall app quality. We propose that urologists become stakeholders in mHealth, shaping future app design and promoting peer-review app validation.Public Library of ScienceRepositório Científico do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo AntónioPereira-Azevedo, N.Carrasquinho, E.Cardoso-Oliveira, E.Cavadas, V.Osório, L.Fraga, A.Castelo-Branco, M.Roobol, M.2016-07-26T13:20:07Z20152015-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/1976engPLoS One. 2015 May 18;10(5):e01255471932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0125547info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-10-20T10:58:31Zoai:repositorio.chporto.pt:10400.16/1976Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:38:16.935567Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv mHealth in Urology: A Review of Experts' Involvement in App Development
title mHealth in Urology: A Review of Experts' Involvement in App Development
spellingShingle mHealth in Urology: A Review of Experts' Involvement in App Development
Pereira-Azevedo, N.
Mobile Applications
Telemedicine
Urology
Clinical Competence
title_short mHealth in Urology: A Review of Experts' Involvement in App Development
title_full mHealth in Urology: A Review of Experts' Involvement in App Development
title_fullStr mHealth in Urology: A Review of Experts' Involvement in App Development
title_full_unstemmed mHealth in Urology: A Review of Experts' Involvement in App Development
title_sort mHealth in Urology: A Review of Experts' Involvement in App Development
author Pereira-Azevedo, N.
author_facet Pereira-Azevedo, N.
Carrasquinho, E.
Cardoso-Oliveira, E.
Cavadas, V.
Osório, L.
Fraga, A.
Castelo-Branco, M.
Roobol, M.
author_role author
author2 Carrasquinho, E.
Cardoso-Oliveira, E.
Cavadas, V.
Osório, L.
Fraga, A.
Castelo-Branco, M.
Roobol, M.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pereira-Azevedo, N.
Carrasquinho, E.
Cardoso-Oliveira, E.
Cavadas, V.
Osório, L.
Fraga, A.
Castelo-Branco, M.
Roobol, M.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Mobile Applications
Telemedicine
Urology
Clinical Competence
topic Mobile Applications
Telemedicine
Urology
Clinical Competence
description Smartphones are increasingly playing a role in healthcare and previous studies assessing medical applications (apps) have raised concerns about lack of expert involvement and low content accuracy. However, there are no such studies in Urology. We reviewed Urology apps with the aim of assessing the level of participation of healthcare professionals (HCP) and scientific Urology associations in their development.
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