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Evaluation of Mobile Apps Targeted at Patients With Spondyloarthritis for Disease Monitoring: Systematic App Search.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Smartphone Apps for Pulmonary Hypertension: Systematic Search and Content Evaluation.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Pooled it
- Smartphone Apps for Patients With Hematologic Malignancies: Systematic Review and Evaluation of Content.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Pooled it
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- Quality and Privacy Policy Compliance of Mental Health Care Apps in China: Cross-Sectional Evaluation Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Psychological consultation apps in Saudi Arabia: A study for experts' evaluation and users' points of view.PloS one · 2025Article
- Digital Health and Self-Management in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: A Missed Opportunity?Current rheumatology reports · 2024Review
- Complementary App-Based Yoga Home Exercise Therapy for Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis: Usability Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- How to Monitor Disease Activity of Axial Spondyloarthritis in Clinical Practice.Current rheumatology reports · 2024Review
- Mobile health applications for individuals with psoriatic arthritis.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2024Article
- Protocol for a systematic literature review of smartphone apps to support the self-management of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: development strategies, theoretical underpinnings and barriers to engagement.Systematic reviews · 2023Article
- The Characteristics and Functionalities of Mobile Apps Aimed at Patients Diagnosed With Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases: Systematic App Search.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Article
- Mobile Apps for Hematological Conditions: Review and Content Analysis Using the Mobile App Rating Scale.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Review
- Application of Smartphone Technologies in Disease Monitoring: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Evaluating Chinese Mobile Health Apps for Ankylosing Spondylitis Management: Systematic App Search.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Article
- Effectiveness of web-based and mobile health interventions designed to enhance adherence to physical activity for people with inflammatory arthritis: a systematic review.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere are many apps developed for patients with spondyloarthritis in the market, but their purpose and quality are not objectively evaluated.
objectiveThe objective of this study was to identify and evaluate existing publicly available, high-quality apps that use validated measurement instruments for monitoring spondyloarthritis disease activity.
methodsWe conducted a review of apps available on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store based on a combination of keywords and inclusion and exclusion criteria. Validated disease activity measurement instruments were identified. Data regarding app characteristics, including the presence of validated disease activity measurement, were extracted. The Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS) was used to review the apps for user experience.
resultsA total of 1253 apps were identified in the app stores, and 5 apps met the criteria and were further analyzed. Moreover, 2 apps (MySpA and Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis App) contained some of the validated disease activity monitoring instruments for specific spondyloarthritis subtypes. These 2 apps were also rated good on the MARS (with total mean scores ≥4 out of 5), whereas the other apps scored poorly in comparison.
conclusionsThere are 2 high-quality spondyloarthritis disease activity monitoring apps publicly available, but they only target 2 spondyloarthritis subtypes-ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis. There is a lack of high-quality apps that can measure disease activity for other spondyloarthritis subtypes, and no app that consolidates all validated disease activity instruments across subtypes was available.
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