Table 4.
Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS) scoring of the lower back pain (LBP)-related applications (apps).
| App Name | App Quality Mean (SD) | Ta | Section Mean (SD) | User’s Stars Score (Votes) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | E | F | ||||
| Back pain relief exercises | 4.11 (0.70) | T1 | 3.6 (0.89) | 5 (0) | 4.33 (0.58) | 3.5 (1.97) | 3 (1.41) | 4.17 (0.98) | 1.0 (5) |
| Lower back yoga—floor class | 4.11 (0.70) | T1 | 3.6 (1.14) | 5 (0) | 4.33 (0.58) | 3.5 (1.97) | 3.25 (1.5) | 4.33 (1.03) | N/A |
| Regimen- back pain relief | 3.8 (0.30) | T2 | 3.6 (0.89) | 4.25 (0.5) | 3.67 (0.58) | 3.67 (1.5) | 2.75 (1) | 3 (0) | N/A |
| 6 Minute Back Pain Relief | 3.99 (0.76) | T1 | 3.8 (0.84) | 5 (0) | 4 (0) | 3.17 (1.33) | 1.25 (1.26) | 2.16 (1.33) | 4.4 (1301) |
| Yoga Poses for Lower Back Pain Relief | 3.17 (1.41) | T3 | 3.4 (1.14) | 5 (0) | 1.67 (0.58) | 2.6 (1.14) | 2.25 (0.5) | 1.83 (0.98) | 4.5 (326) |
| Lower Back Pain Exercises | 3.82 (0.89) | T2 | 3.8 (0.84) | 5 (0) | 3.67 (0.58) | 2.83 (0.98) | 2.25 (0.96) | 2 (1.09) | 4 (6) |
| Escuela de Espalda | 3.91 (1.02) | T2 | 2.8 (0.84) | 4.5 (0.58) | 5 (0) | 3.33 (1.21) | 2.25 (0.96) | 2.67 (1.21) | 5 (28) |
| WomenBackWorkout | 3.82 (0.89) | T2 | 3.8 (0.84) | 5 (0) | 3.67 (0.58) | 2.83 (0.98) | 3.5 (0.96) | 2 (1.09) | 4 (6) |
| Healthy Spine & Straight PostureBack exercises/Columna vertebral sana & Postura recta | 4.57 (0.63) | T1 | 4.6 (0.55) | 5 (0) | 5 (0) | 3.67 (1.50) | 2.25 (1.73) | 3.33 (1.63) | 4.6 (6246) |
| Back Doctor (FREE) Health. Stretch. Workout | 3.43 (1.04) | T3 | 3 (1) | 4.25 (0.96) | 4.33 (0.58) | 2.17 (0.75) | 1.5 (0.96) | 2.83 (0.98) | 4.4 (78) |
| Right Motion—Alivia tu dolor solo con ejercicios | 2.83 (0.79) | T3 | 2.4 (0.89) | 4 (0) | 2.33 (0.58) | 2.6 (0.89) | 1.75 (1.5) | 2 (0.63) | 4.4 (104) |
| Healo | 4.2 (1.23) | T1 | 4.4 (0.55) | 5 (0) | 5 (0) | 2.4 (0.89) | 4.25 (0.58) | 3.5 (0.84) | 4.2 (5) |
| Doado. Your Back Companion | 3.75 (0.97) | T3 | 3 (1.22) | 4.5 (0.58) | 4.67 (0.58) | 2.83 (0.98) | 2.75 (0.5) | 2.83 (0.75) | 4.6 (498) |
| Bella’s Lower Back Pain Exercises | 3.8 (0.89) | T3 | 2.8 (1.3) | 4.75 (0.5) | 4.33 (0.58) | 3.33 (1.21) | 1.75 (0.5) | 1.83 (0.41) | N/A |
| Healure: Physiotherapy Exercise Plans | 3.47 (0.86) | T3 | 4 (0.70) | 4 (0) | 3.67 (0.58) | 2.2 (0.84) | 2.75 (1.26) | 2.83 (1.16) | 3.8 (155) |
| Curable: Back Pain, Migraine & Chronic Pain Relief | 4.38 (0.82) | T1 | 4.6 (0.55) | 4.75 (0.5) | 5 (0) | 3.17 (1.17) | 4 (1.41) | 4 (0) | 3.8 (159) |
| Improve Posture For A Healthy Spine | 3.9 (1.43) | T2 | 3.6 (1.14) | 5 (0) | 5 (0) | 2 (0.7) | 2.75 (1.26) | 2.67 (1.03) | 3.5 (8) |
| TOTAL MEAN | 3.82 | 3.58 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 2.93 | 2.6 | 2.82 | 4.01 | |
T: tertile; Tertile legend: T1: best-rated applications (apps); T2: average apps; T3: worst-rated apps; A: Engagement; B: Functionality; C: Aesthetics; D: Information; E: App subjective quality; F: App specific; N/A: not applicable.