Table 1.
App attributes for 2019 (2018).
| Anxiety n=20 2019 (2018) |
Schizophrenia n=20 2019 (2018) |
Depression n=20 2019 (2018) |
Diabetes n=20 2019 (2018) |
Addiction n=20 2019 (2018) |
Hypertension n=20 2019 (2018) |
Average n=120 2019 (2018) |
|
| User star ratings | 4.63 (4.29)* | 2.83 (3.56) | 4.46 (4.41) | 4.48 (4.13) | 4.70 (4.22) | 3.92 (3.49) | 4.17 (4.02) |
| Presence of a privacy policy | 95% (85%) | 70% (50%) | 100% (85%) | 100% (85%) | 90% (70%) | 70% (45%) | 87.5% (70%)† |
| Ability to delete data | 70% (70%) | 20% (20%) | 55% (70%) | 45% (60%) | 35% (45%) | 20% (25%) | 40.8% (48.3%)* |
| Costs associated with the app | 95% (70%) | 25% (45%) | 25% (45%) | 70% (55%) | 70% (80%) | 50% (60%) | 55.8% (59.2%) |
| Days since last update | 20 (55) | 514 (392) | 155 (138) | 86 (35) | 173 (157) | 321 (652)* | 211.5 (238.2) |
| Medical claims by app | 60% (15%)† | 40% (30%) | 70% (45%) | 60% (45%) | 0% (5%) | 70% (45%) | 50% (30.8%)* |
| Specific evidence to support medical claims | 25% (5%) | 10% (10%) | 10% (0%) | 20% (5%) | 0% (0%) | 0% (0%) | 10.8% (3.3%) |
*p<0.05
†p<0.01
in, data that is often collect by or into the app; out, outputs and results shared outward by the app.