Mobile Apps to Improve Brace-Wearing Compliance in Patients with Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Quality Analysis, Functionality Review and Future Directions

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作者
Cho, Han Eol [1 ]
Jang, Chan Woong [1 ]
Cho, Sung Rae [2 ,3 ,4 ]
Choi, Won Ah [1 ]
Park, Jung Hyun [1 ,5 ,6 ]
机构
[1] Yonsei Univ, Gangnam Severance Hosp, Coll Med, Rehabil Inst Neuromuscular Dis,Dept Rehabil Med, Seoul 06229, South Korea
[2] Yonsei Univ, Coll Med, Dept & Res Inst Rehabil Med, Seoul 03722, South Korea
[3] Yonsei Univ, Coll Med, Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project Med Sci, Seoul 03722, South Korea
[4] Yonsei Univ, Coll Med, Grad Program Biomed Engn, Seoul 03722, South Korea
[5] Yonsei Univ, Coll Med, Dept Integrat Med, Seoul 06229, South Korea
[6] Yonsei Univ, Coll Med, Dept Med Device Engn & Management, Seoul 06229, South Korea
关键词
braces; mobile applications; patient compliance; scoliosis; smartphone; EXERCISES; SUCCESS; TIME; CARE;
D O I
10.3390/jcm12051972
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
This study was performed to review which mHealth apps that improve brace-wearing compliance are currently available, and to carry out their quality assessments by listing their functionalities. We found ten mHealth apps in the literature review and commercial mHealth apps market (Google Play and App store). Then, the quality of these apps was evaluated by their transparency, health content, excellent technical content, security/privacy, issues of usability, and subjective ratings (THESIS) scale, and the functionalities of the included apps were reviewed. Regarding these functionalities, four categories (data acquisition, compliance enhancement, educational components, and additional functionalities) and twelve subcategories were identified. The mean overall quality of the apps was 3.00 out of 5. Although four of the apps achieved a score of 3.0 or more for their overall quality, indicating an acceptable quality, none of the apps scored higher than 4.0, which indicated a high or excellent quality. According to the sections, the transparency section had the highest rating (3.92) and the security/privacy section received the lowest rating (2.02). Given that the overall quality of current mHealth apps was not high, and their potential to motivate patients with idiopathic scoliosis to adhere to their bracing treatment, it is necessary to develop high-quality apps with appropriate functionalities for supporting brace treatment.
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