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. 2018 Mar 27;6(3):e75. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.9467

Table 1.

Investigated product features of a fall prevention app. C: criteria.

Topic Description
Detection

C1 The app recognizes your fall risk based on a standardized test.

C2 The app automatically detects your risk of falling if you carry your smartphone with you.
Decision making

C3 The app leaves the decision to treat your fall risk to your health care professional.

C4 The app itself decides about the treatment of your fall risk.
Comfort

C5 In addition to the risk of falling, other health data such as medication can be stored in the app.

C6 You can share the results of your fall evaluation with your health care professional or friends and family by email.

C7 The following treatment appointments can be stored in the app.
Advice and support

C8 The app contains a checklist of typical tripping hazards.

C9 The app contains a guideline on how to react in the case of a fall for the falling person and the person who is helping.
Physical exercise

C10 The app includes physical exercises to reduce your risk of falling.

C11 The app includes an ongoing workout program to reduce the risk of falling.

C12 The training integrated into the app is supervised by a therapist.

C13 The training integrated in the app can be adapted to your personal needs (scope of training, exercises, time expenditure, and so on).

C14 Within the integrated training, individual goals can be defined.

C15 New social contacts can be made while using the app.

C16 The training within the app includes playful elements such as awards, rankings, and so on.
Cost coverage

C17 The costs of the app are covered by the health insurance company.