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. 2016 Dec 19;4(4):e136. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.6445

Table 2.

Primary population that would benefit from the app studied.

Populationa Number of articles (N=175),
n (%)
Obesity 24 (13.7)
Physical handicap or disability (including blindness or deafness) 19 (10.9)
Diabetes mellitus 15 (8.6)
Older adults 15 (8.6)
Dementia or mild cognitive impairment 14 (8.0)
Cancer 11 (6.3)
Autism spectrum disorder 10 (5.7)
Alcohol or drug abuse 7 (4.0)
Chronic pain 7 (4.0)
Depression 7 (4.0)
Coronary artery disease 6 (3.4)
Schizophrenia or psychosis 5 (2.9)
Arthritis 4 (2.3)
Stroke 4 (2.3)
Cirrhosis 3 (1.7)
Congestive heart failure 3 (1.7)
Hypertension 3 (1.7)
Posttraumatic stress disorder 3 (1.7)
Developmentally delayed or mentally impaired 2 (1.1)
HIVb or AIDS 2 (1.1)
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder 1 (0.6)
Bipolar disorder 1 (0.6)
Chronic kidney disease 1 (0.6)
Low income or poor 1 (0.6)
Low literacy or low numeracy 1 (0.6)
Posttransplant 1 (0.6)
Smoking 1 (0.6)
None of the above 38 (21.7)

aThese are not mutually exclusive categories. Articles may evaluate multiple apps and individual apps may target multiple populations.

bHIV: human immunodeficiency virus.