Table 2.
Characteristics of apps included in the analysis.
| Characteristic | Apps (n=48), n (%) | ||
| Country of development |
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USA | 30 (63) | |
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Germany | 4 (8) | |
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Australia | 4 (8) | |
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New Zealand | 2 (4) | |
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Italy | 1 (2) | |
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United Kingdom | 1 (2) | |
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Nigeria | 1 (2) | |
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China | 1 (2) | |
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Switzerland | 1 (2) | |
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Japan | 1 (2) | |
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Norway | 1 (2) | |
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Spain | 1 (2) | |
| Setting |
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Health promotion/prevention | 20 (42) | |
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Hospital care | 11 (23) | |
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Primary care | 8 (17) | |
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Therapeutic or patient education | 5 (10) | |
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Primary care and hospital care | 3 (6) | |
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Health promotion/prevention and primary care | 1 (2) | |
| Medical specialty |
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Health promotion without a focus on a medical specialty | 14 (29) | |
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Cancer | 9 (19) | |
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Mental health, psychiatry | 6 (13) | |
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Infectious diseases | 5 (10) | |
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Cardiovascular diseases, endocrinology (diabetes) | 3 (6) | |
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Gynecology, pregnancy | 3 (6) | |
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Emergency medicine, intensive care | 2 (4) | |
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Addiction medicine | 2 (4) | |
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Paramedical specialties (physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, dietetic, podiatrists) | 2 (4) | |
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Pediatrics | 1 (2) | |
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Pulmonology | 1 (2) | |
| Aim |
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Facilitating communication between migrant and health provider | 16 (33) | |
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Promoting healthy behavior among people who have migrateda | 32 (67) | |
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Including adaptation of existing apps | 9 | |
| Features |
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Mobile app | 38 (79) | |
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Text-messaging service | 6 (13) | |
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Mobile app and text-messaging service | 2 (4) | |
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Website for consultation | 2 (4) | |
| Interactivity |
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Interactive | 31 (65) | |
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Not interactive | 17 (35) | |
| Target population |
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People who have migrated from specific nationalities | 24 (50) | |
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Asylum seekers/refugees | 4 (8) | |
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People who have migrated at risk from their occupation | 3 (6) | |
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Indigenous people | 3 (6) | |
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People who have migrated who are concerned by a specific health condition | 3 (6) | |
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Other | 1 (2) | |
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The app does not specifically target a group of people who have migrated | 10 (21) | |
| Languages (in addition to the source language) |
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1 | 33 (69) | |
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2-9 | 9 (19) | |
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10-19 | 5 (10) | |
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≥20 | 1 (2) | |
| Fee required |
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Yes | 5 (10) | |
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No | 9 (19) | |
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Don't know | 34 (71) | |
| Institution funding the development |
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Public/government | 11 (23) | |
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Charitable or crowdfunding | 3 (6) | |
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Mix of charitable and public/government | 2 (4) | |
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Public/government, private and charitable | 1 (2) | |
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Private/industry only | 15 (31) | |
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No information about the funding of the app | 16 (33) | |
aOf the 32, 9 were adaptations of existing apps.