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. 2019 Sep 11;7(9):13608. doi: 10.2196/13608

Table 5.

Distribution of medication management apps by feature and specialty in medicine.

Specialty Number of apps having the given feature within the specialty, n1 (%)a Number of all apps within the specialty, n2
Remb Shac Edud Inte Traf Mulg Synh Noti Secj
Diabetes 14 (61) 13 (57) 5 (22) 1 (4) 21 (91) 4 (17) 8 (35) 16 (70) 1 (4) 23
Women’s health 18 (90) 1 (5) 2 (10) 0 (0) 9 (45) 0 (0) 3 (15) 3 (15) 5 (25) 20
Cardiovascular health 12 (80) 6 (40) 1 (7) 0 (0) 12 (80) 2 (13) 6 (40) 7 (47) 1 (7) 15
Lifestyle management 11 (100) 7 (64) 1 (9) 0 (0) 11 (100) 1 (9) 6 (55) 7 (64) 1 (9) 11
Neurology 6 (86) 4 (57) 0 (0) 0 (0) 7 (100) 0 (0) 5 (71) 5 (71) 0 (0) 7
Mental health 6 (86) 5 (71) 3 (43) 0 (0) 6 (86) 0 (0) 1 (14) 4 (57) 2 (29) 7
Oncology 4 (80) 2 (40) 2 (40) 0 (0) 4 (80) 0 (0) 1 (20) 2 (40) 0 (0) 5
Hematology 3 (75) 3 (75) 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (100) 0 (0) 2 (50) 2 (50) 1 (24) 4
Allergy, lungs 3 (75) 3 (75) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (75) 2 (50) 1 (25) 2 (50) 0 (0) 4
Veterinary—medication management for pets 4 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (50) 1 (25) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 4
Digestive system 1 (33) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (67) 0 (0) 1 (33) 2 (67) 0 (0) 3
Other specialty 11 (73) 7 (47) 4 (27) 0 (0) 7 (47) 0 (0) 4 (27) 10 (67) 0 (0) 15

aPercentage (%) calculated as (n1/n2) × 100.

bRem: Reminder.

cSha: Share data.

dEdu: Education and information.

eInt: Interactions.

fTra: Tracks symptoms and health data.

gMul: Multiple profiles management.

hSyn: Sync with other apps or devices.

iNot: Medication management not primary aim.

jSec: Data security.