Table 1.
App and website evaluation summary
| App/website name | Evidence for exercise intervention Yes/no/uncleara |
Evidence of effectiveness of app/website Yes/no |
Mean BCT Score (SD) Score out of 93 items |
Quality Rating (MARS score or website quality score) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | ||||
| Exercise Plan for Seniors | Unclear | No | 2.00 (0.00) | Good (3.60) |
| Hearty Seniors | Unclear | No | 4.00 (0.00) | Acceptable (3.37) |
| Keep On Keep Up | Yes | No | 6.50 (0.50) | Good (4.02) |
| LifeCurve | Yes | No | 7.50 (0.50) | Acceptable/Good (3.50) |
| Moves4Me | Unclear | No | 8.00 (0.00) | Acceptable (3.46) |
| Nymbl Balanceb | Yes | No | 6.50 (0.50) | Good (4.09) |
| Otago Exercise Programme | Yes | No | 6.50 (0.50) | Good (3.57) |
| Senior Beginner Workout | No | No | 4.00 (0.00) | Acceptable (3.45) |
| Spiro100 | Unclear | No | 2.00 (0.00) | Acceptable (3.38) |
| Standing Tallc | Yes | No | 8.50 (0.50) | Good (3.78) |
| Stannah Balance | Yes | No | 4.50 (0.50) | Acceptable/Good (3.50) |
| StopFalls | Yes | No | 3.50 (0.50) | Acceptable (2.78) |
| Wysefit | Unclear | No | 1.50 (1.50) | Good (3.83) |
| Websites | ||||
| ageuk.org.uk | Yes | No | 3.00 (0.00) | Excellent (87%) |
| betterhealthwhileaging.net | Yes | No | 4.00 (0.00) | Good (66%) |
| buffalorehab.com | Yes | No | 4.50 (0.50) | Good (68%) |
| caregiverstress.com | Yes | No | 3.00 (0.00) | Good (72%) |
| caringseniorservice.com | Yes | No | 2.50 (0.50) | Fair (50%) |
| closingthegap.ca | No | No | 2.00 (0.00) | Fair (58%) |
| csp.org.uk | Yes | No | 5.00 (0.00) | Excellent (86%) |
| dailycaring.com | Yes | No | 4.00 (0.00) | Good (71%) |
| eldergym.com | Yes | No | 5.00 (0.00) | Fair (60%) |
| exerciseright.com.au | Yes | No | 2.00 (0.00) | Excellent (81%) |
| fallsassistant.org.uk | Yes | No | 7.00 (0.00) | Excellent (79%) |
| go4life.nia.nih.gov | Yes | No | 7.00 (0.00) | Good (75%) |
| healthhub.sg | Yes | No | 4.50 (0.50) | Good (73%) |
| healthline.com | Yes | No | 4.00 (0.00) | Excellent (78%) |
| healthlinkbc.ca | Yes | No | 4.00 (0.00) | Good (73%) |
| hopkinsmedicine.org | Yes | No | 2.50 (0.50) | Good (68%) |
| mayoclinic.org | Yes | No | 4.00 (0.00) | Excellent (85%) |
| melioguide.com | Yes | No | 2.00 (1.00) | Good (64%) |
| nhs.uk/live-well | Yes | No | 6.00 (0.00) | Excellent (81%) |
| nhsinform.scot | Yes | No | 3.00 (1.00) | Excellent (83%) |
| pathsforall.org.uk | Yes | No | 4.00 (0.00) | Good (72%) |
| preventfalls.ca | Yes | No | 2.00 (1.00) | Good (69%) |
| profound.eu.com | Yes | No | 5.00 (0.00) | Good (64%) |
| unitypoint.org | Yes | No | 3.00 (0.00) | Fair (59%) |
Overall quality for apps was assessed using MARS. Interpretation of MARS ratings is based on mean scores rounded to the nearest whole number (1 = Inadequate; 2 = Poor; 3 = Acceptable; 4 = Good; 5 = Excellent). Overall quality for websites was calculated as the mean of the total scores on credibility and senior friendliness and expressed as a percentage (poor = less than 50% score; fair = 50–62%; good = 63–75%; excellent = greater than 75%). BCT, MARS and website quality ratings reflect mean scores of two independent raters
a ‘Yes’ = Promoted exercises are predominately evidence-based (e.g. feature in FaME or Otago programmes); ‘No’ = Few/none of the exercises feature in evidence-based programmes; ‘unclear’ = some of the exercises feature in evidence-based programmes
b Only available for download in USA
c In development and not yet publicly available