Mobile App Rating Scale: A New Tool for Assessing the Quality of Health Mobile Apps

• Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth Vol. 3; no. 1; p. e27
• Main Authors: Stoyanov, Stoyan R, Hides, Leanne, Kavanagh, David J, Zelenko, Oksana, Tjondronegoro, Dian, Mani, Madhavan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada JMIR Publications Inc 11.03.2015; JMIR Publications
• Subjects: Original Paper; e-health; assessment; mental health; mobile application; rating; mobile health (mhealth); scale development; well being

The use of mobile apps for health and well being promotion has grown exponentially in recent years. Yet, there is currently no app-quality assessment tool beyond "star"-ratings. The objective of this study was to develop a reliable, multidimensional measure for trialling, classifying, and...