Table 3.

Questions and answers about the prescription of health professional apps.

Survey question and response options		Answers received, n (%)
Currently, do you prescribe apps to your patients? (n=430)
	Never	266 (61.9)
	Sometimes	136 (31.6)
	Often	28 (6.5)
If that’s the case, what is the aim of prescribing apps to your patients? (n=336)
	Health promotion	129 (38.4)
	Health information, educational support	98 (29.2)
	Patient self-management and control	64 (19.0)
	Monitoring patients	38 (11.3)
	Others	7 (2.1)
Would you prescribe apps to your patients if they were certified by a health organization? (n=266)
	Yes	134 (50.4)
	No	50 (18.8)
	I don’t know	82 (30.8)
Did your patients ask for an app to be prescribed to them? (n=430)
	Never	297 (69.1)
	Sometimes	128 (29.8)
	Often	5 (1.2)
Do you think that some health organization, scientific or professional association should certify health apps (both for patients and professionals)? (n=430)
	Yes	392 (91.2)
	No	11 (2.5)
	I don’t know	27 (6.3)
Do you think being trained to use and prescribe health apps could be of interest to you? (n=430)
	Yes	354 (82.3)
	No	27 (6.3)
	I don’t know	49 (11.4)
Do you think the health or professional organization should promote recommendations for developing health apps (addressed to developers)? (n=430)
	Yes	377 (87.7)
	No	4 (0.9)
	I don’t know	49 (11.4)