Objective Smartphone games that aim to alter health behaviours are common, but there is
uncertainty about how to achieve this. We systematically reviewed health apps containing …

Introduction Increasing smartphones access has allowed for increasing development and
use of smart phone applications (apps). Mobile health interventions have previously relied …

Background: Diabetes and related complications are estimated to cost US $727 billion
worldwide annually. Type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and gestational diabetes are three …

Background There are thousands of apps promoting dietary improvement, increased
physical activity (PA) and weight management. Despite a growing number of reviews in this …

Objective Review the existing studies including an assessment tool/method to assess the
quality of mHealth apps; extract their criteria; and provide a classification of the collected …

Background This study aimed to design a gamified smartphone application (app) and
assess its efficacy for education of mothers regarding oral healthcare of their children …

There are now few hundred thousand healthcare apps, yet there is a gap in our
understanding of the theoretical mechanisms for which, and how, technological features …

Background: Using mobile phone apps to promote behavior change is becoming
increasingly common. However, there is no clear way to rate apps against their behavior …

Background Menstrual apps facilitate observation and analysis of menstrual cycles and
associated factors through the collection and interpretation of data entered by users. As a …

Background The use of mobile technology such as phone applications (apps) has been
proposed as an efficient means of providing health and clinical information in a variety of …