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000152996 005__ 20251017144557.0
000152996 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.2196/16208
000152996 0248_ $$2sideral$$a117417
000152996 037__ $$aART-2020-117417
000152996 041__ $$aeng
000152996 100__ $$aFernandez-Luque, Luis
000152996 245__ $$aContent analysis of apps for growth monitoring and growth hormone treatment: Systematic search in the android app store
000152996 260__ $$c2020
000152996 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000152996 5203_ $$aBackground: The use of mobile apps for health is growing. This rapid growth in the number of health apps can make it hard to assess their quality and features. The increased demand for and availability of mobile health apps highlights the importance of regular publication of reviews to identify potential areas of unmet needs and concern. The focus of this review is mobile apps for monitoring growth for health care professionals, caregivers, and patients. Monitoring growth as a part of healthy physical development is important across different periods of childhood and adolescence. Objective: The goal of this content analysis is to map and understand the types of apps that currently exist that are related to growth monitoring and growth hormone treatment. Methods: A semiautomated search was undertaken using the app search engine 42Matters, complemented by a manual search for growth apps using the web search tool of Google Play (Android App Store). Apps were rated on their relevance to growth monitoring and categorized by independent raters. Results: In total, 76 apps were rated relevant to growth monitoring or growth hormone treatment. The level of agreement was measured for the semiautomated search and was very high (K=0.97). The target audience for 87% of the apps (66/76) was patients and relatives, followed by health care professionals (11%; 8/76) and both (3%; 2/76). Apps in the category "growth tracking tools for children and babies" were retrieved most often (46%; 35/76) followed by "general baby care apps" (32%; 24/76), "nonpharmacological solutions for growth" (12%; 9/76) and "growth hormone-related" (11%; 8/76). Overall, 19/76 apps (25%) tracked a precise location. Conclusions: This study mapped the type of apps currently available for growth monitoring or growth hormone treatment that can be used as a foundation for more detailed evaluations of app quality. The popularity of care apps for children and growth monitoring apps should provide a great channel for potential intervention in childhood health in the future.
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000152996 590__ $$a4.773$$b2020
000152996 591__ $$aMEDICAL INFORMATICS$$b8 / 30 = 0.267$$c2020$$dQ2$$eT1
000152996 591__ $$aHEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES$$b17 / 107 = 0.159$$c2020$$dQ1$$eT1
000152996 592__ $$a1.356$$b2020
000152996 593__ $$aHealth Informatics$$c2020$$dQ1
000152996 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
000152996 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-2832-2266$$aLabarta, José I.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000152996 700__ $$aPalmer, Ella
000152996 700__ $$aKoledova, Ekaterina
000152996 7102_ $$11011$$2670$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Microb.Ped.Radio.Sal.Pú.$$cÁrea Pediatría
000152996 773__ $$g8, 2 (2020), e16208 [10 pp.]$$pJMIR mHealth uHealth$$tJMIR mHealth and uHealth$$x2291-5222
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000152996 951__ $$a2025-10-17-14:13:29
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