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  • Title: Diabetes mHealth Apps: Designing for Greater Uptake.
    Author: Brahmbhatt R, Niakan S, Saha N, Tewari A, Pirani A, Keshavjee N, Mugambi D, Alavi N, Keshavjee K.
    Journal: Stud Health Technol Inform; 2017; 234():49-53. PubMed ID: 28186014.
    Abstract:
    mHealth apps are not being used. Over 45,000 mhealth apps are languishing in mobile app stores. We evaluated over 200 diabetes mobile apps found in the Apple and Google app stores using a framework that we recently published. None of the apps met all 15 criteria identified by our framework. The largest number of apps fell into the category of Type 1 diabetes blood sugar and medication trackers. Other types of apps included educational apps such as recipe apps, guideline dissemination apps, simple diabetes education apps, etc. There is a need for more Type 2 apps and for all types of apps that are better integrated into EMRs for more holistic care that can be prescribed by clinicians and monitored and supported by the health care team.
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