Quality, Functionality, and Features of Chinese Mobile Apps for Diabetes Self-Management: Systematic Search and Evaluation of Mobile Apps

作者：Enying Gong, Zongmuyu Zhang, Xurui Jin, Yishan Liu, Lumin Zhong, Yao Wu, Xuefeng Zhong, Lijing L. Yan, Brian Oldenburg · 发表于：JMIR mhealth and uhealth · 年份：2020 · DOI：10.2196/14836 · 被引用次数：65 · 研究领域：Mobile Health and mHealth Applications、Diabetes Management and Education、Digital Mental Health Interventions

BACKGROUND: The emergence and advancement of mobile technologies offer a promising opportunity for people with diabetes to improve their self-management. Despite the proliferation of mobile apps, few studies have evaluated the apps that are available to the millions of people with diabetes in China. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to conduct a systematic search of Chinese mobile apps for diabetes self-management and to evaluate their quality, functionality, and features by using validated rating scales. METHODS: A systematic search was conducted to identify Chinese apps for diabetes self-management in the four most popular Chinese language mobile app stores. Apps were included if they were designed for diabetes self-management and contained at least one of the following components: blood glucose management, dietary and physical activity management, medication taking, and prevention of diabetes-related comorbidities. Apps were excluded if they were unrelated to health, not in Chinese, or the targeted users are health care professionals. Apps meeting the identified inclusion criteria were downloaded and evaluated by a team of 5 raters. The quality, functionalities, and features of these apps were assessed by using the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS), the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics Functionality score, and a checklist of self-management activities developed based on the Chinese diabetes self-management guideline, respectively. RESULTS: Among 2072 apps searched, 199 were...