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Smartphone Apps as a Source of Cancer Information: Changing Trends in Health Information-Seeking Behavior
被引:149
作者:
Pandey, Ambarish
[1
]
Hasan, Sayeedul
[2
]
Dubey, Divyanshu
[1
]
Sarangi, Sasmit
[3
]
机构:
[1] Univ Texas SW Med Ctr Dallas, Dept Internal Med, Dallas, TX 75235 USA
[2] Univ Coll Med Sci, Delhi 110095, India
[3] Brigham & Womens Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Boston, MA USA
关键词:
Smartphone application;
Disease information;
Patient education;
INTERNET;
CARE;
MOBILE;
SITES;
D O I:
10.1007/s13187-012-0446-9
中图分类号:
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号:
100214 ;
摘要:
There is an increased interest in smartphone applications as a tool for delivery of health-care information. There have been no studies which evaluated the availability and content of cancer-related smartphone applications. This study aims to identify and analyze cancer-related applications available on the Apple iTunes platform. The Apple iTunes store was searched for cancer-related smartphone applications on July 29, 2011. The content of the applications was analyzed for cost, type of information, validity, and involvement of health-care agencies. A total of 77 relevant applications were identified. There were 24.6 % apps uploaded by health-care agencies, and 36 % of the apps were aimed at health-care workers. Among the apps, 55.8 % provided scientifically validated data. The difference in scientific validity between the apps aimed at general population versus health-care professionals was statistically significant (P < 0.01). Seventy-nine percent of the apps uploaded by health-care agencies were found to be backed by scientific data. There is lack of cancer-related applications with scientifically backed data. There is a need to improve the accountability and reliability of cancer-related smartphone applications and encourage participation by health-care agencies to ensure patient safety.
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