Table 5.
Interactive app functions for self-management.
| Interactive app function | n (%) |
| Interaction with the app provider | 57 (70) |
| Interaction with health care providers | 36 (44) |
| Online-offline integration | 34 (42) |
| Multiple platform care management | 33 (40) |
| Monitoring of physical or health indicator | 28 (34) |
| Personal health records management | 28 (34) |
| Condition management or prevention | 27 (33) |
| Individualized care management | 26 (32) |
| Family involvementa | 20 (24) |
| Peer interaction | 19 (23) |
| Virtual rewards/gamification | 19 (23) |
| Medication management | 18 (22) |
| Exercise and physical activity management | 15 (18) |
| Lifestyle management | 13 (16) |
| Psychological health management | 6 (7) |
aFamily involvement included app features that enabled user-designated family members to access user information in the app and allowed app developers to directly send family members information (eg, general health education information related to users’ health conditions, reminders of important things for users to do, and emergency alerts).