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Motivations, recommendations, and features of medical app evaluation: a Systematic Review An Academic presentation by Dr. Nancy Agnes, Head, Technical Operations, Pubrica Group: www.pubrica.com Email: sales@pubrica.com

TODAY'S DISCUSSION In brief Introduction Motivations Search strategy Challenges Recommendations Methodological aspects Conclusion References

IN BRIEF Mobile applications have attracted much attention recently (in the future, "apps").

Some

of

these

applications

aren't

very

useful,

don't have a lot of material, so they don't

users as much as they should.

and

they

benefit end-

This study aims to examine and analyse papers related to medical app evaluation across various platforms.

It also attempted to explore academic problems, motives, and suggestions linked to quality evaluations and current best practices in Systematic Review Writing.

INTRODUCTION Mobile applications have attracted a lot of attention in recent years.

Their everyday usage has become established in the lives of people worldwide, with estimates putting the number of app users at about

2.5 billion in 2019.

Applications built to run on mobile devices are referred to as mobile apps.

Contd...

Because of the rapid adoption of smartphones and other benefits, such as their efficacy,

accessibility,

and

convenience,

not

only

for

end-users

but

also

for

developers who are driven to produce apps rather than web-based services to Conducting a Systematic Review.

The quantity and popularity of these applications are

rapidly growing.

Because

of their popularity, apps include a wide range of content, including business, education, medical, gaming, sports, and more.

To evaluate app content, a systematic or quality evaluation is required.

Such evaluations need considerably more than just knowledge and expertise, and they are frequently time-consuming and technically challenging.

Contd...

This is a fragmented process that sometimes necessitates continuous subjectivity.

The

slow-paced scientific

may

assist

discover

technique for app review, the lack of features that

potentially

beneficial

applications,

and

the

shortage

of

available apps that have been empirically examined are all barriers to app quality evaluations.

Pursuing this assessment domain was urged for various reasons, including the quality of information in an app or information for an app, which would assist in creating a quality-based app and the consideration of strategies to ensure the app's quality.

Apps

that

literature.

require

quality

control

and

validation

are

also

called

for

in

the

MOTIVATIONS For various scientific reasons, researchers and scholars are drawn to their recognised professions.

Some people are inspired by the importance of themes such

as

issues in

hot

trends

in

research,

new

ideas,

and

special

scientific journals.

while others are interested in the advantages the topics may provide, such as treating a sickness, raising awareness, or making any contribution.

Different interest

significances in

applications.

Systematic

and App

motives

reveal

Assessment

academics'

over

mobile

SEARCH STRATEGY The

content

publications screening

was and

only

review

process

in

chosen articles

Clinical

based

during Trial

on

the

research

search

Systematic

and

Review

Services.

This choice was judged the best for identifying the most recent and related items pertinent to the review's assigned topic.

CHALLENGES The most typical academic problems that a researcher may confront are issues and concerns.

Whether

or

not

a

challenge

is

directly

connected

to

a

researcher's field of interest or has an indirect influence, it necessitates

further

efforts

to

address

it

and

progress

science in that domain.

Challenges are dispersed throughout numerous categories for systematic evaluation of mobile applications, and they are grouped based on similar qualities to make them easier to grasp for future researchers and studies.

RECOMMENDATIONS A

researcher's

perspective

on

a

specific

issue

changes

considerably by the conclusion of the research journey.

Much

information

experience aims for

was

increased.

gathered,

Furthermore,

and one

a of

researcher's the

essential

academicians and researchers is to mitigate such

concerns and determine what kind of academic message should be delivered to other researchers on that subject.

Contd...

As a result, this section summarises researchers' work by proposing future mobile app evaluation studies.

The

subsection

recognises

three

critical

points:

content,

research, and development, and provides good suggestions to each.

METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS This section discusses the methodological aspects of prior studies on mobile applications and their evaluation.

Various

elements

are

examined

and

recognised

to

enlighten future scholars in this field who have used similar settings and methodologies in Writing A Systematic Review.

CONCLUSION The

number

of

studies

relating

to

mobile

applications

continues to rise. However, despite the relevance of the prior debate, it still requires further assessment measures.

Mobile

app

assessment

is

considered

an

emerging

and

essential topic.

The

study's

survey

and

key

contributions

classification

of

include

mobile

a

app

comprehensive evaluation

techniques.

Contd...

and

In the literature, several patterns have been discovered, and the articles that have been recognised have been divided into two groups.

Challenges, reasons, and recommendations fall under the

first category

related to dialogue.

The second category is concerned with the methodological elements of app evaluation.

Such contributions would help in a better understanding and progression of the subject. Then, different applications were focused on other app evaluation purposes, and various academics were involved.

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Alamoodi, A.H., Garfan, S., Zaidan, B.B. et al. A systematic review into the assessment of medical apps: motivations, challenges, recommendations and methodological aspect. Health Technol. 10, 1045–1061 (2020).

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