Table 5.

Involvement of medical or associated healthcare professionals in app development

Apps with suggested medical involvement (n = 206)
Medical/nursing/allied health professional textbook, journal, or manual	64
Medical app/eHealth software developer	46
University department	5
Physician involvement in app creation or app company	30
Pharmacology or M.D. degree	7
Federal Drug Agency (United States)	7
Nursing/allied or other health professional (dentist, paramedic) or association	17
Health trust	11
Medical guidelines/protocols	3
Recognized medical association or society	7
Medical publisher (not in format of textbook etc.)	9
Apps without evidence of medical involvement (n = 100)
Test preparation resource developer	2
Non-medical app/software developer	41
Pharmaceutical company	4
Others	4
Unknown	49