Assessment of Eye Care Apps for Children and Adolescents Based on the Mobile App Rating Scale: Content Analysis and Quality Assessment

• Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth Vol. 12; p. e53805
• Main Authors: Liu, Ming, Wu, Xiaoqian, Li, Ziyu, Tan, Dongmei, Huang, Cheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada JMIR Publications 13.09.2024
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; China; Chronic illnesses; Female; Humans; Male; Mobile Applications - standards; Mobile Applications - statistics & numerical data; Mobile Applications - trends; Myopia; Myopia - therapy; Original Paper; Teenagers; Telemedicine; China; Content Analysis; mhealth; China; MARS; Adolescent; Myopia; Quality Assessment; Mobile apps; Children; Eye care

In China, the current situation of myopia among children and adolescents is very serious. Prevention and control of myopia are inhibited by the lack of medical resources and the low awareness about eye care. Nevertheless, mobile apps provide an effective means to solve these problems. Since the heal...