Table 2.
Coverage of category 1 methodologies of the criteria for assessing the quality of mHealth apps proposed by Nouri et al [18].
| mHealth app quality assessment criteria (Nouri et al [18]) | Baumel et al (Enlight) [30] | Yasini et al [31] | Anderson et al (ACDCa) [32] | Stoyanov et al (MARSb) [33] | Martínez-Pérez et al [34] | |
| Design | ||||||
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Suitability of design | ✓ |
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Aesthetics | ✓ |
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✓ |
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Appearance | ✓ |
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✓ |
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Design consistency | ✓ |
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✓ | ✓ |
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| Information or content | ||||||
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Credibility | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Accuracy | ✓ | ✓ |
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✓ | ✓ |
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Quality of information | ✓ |
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✓ | ✓ |
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Quantity of information | ✓ |
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✓ | ✓ |
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| Usability | ||||||
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Ease of use | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Operability |
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✓ |
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Visibility | ✓ |
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User control and freedom |
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Consistency and standards |
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Error prevention |
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✓ |
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Completeness | ✓ | ✓ |
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Information needs | ✓ | ✓ |
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Flexibility and customizability |
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✓ |
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Competency |
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Style | ✓ |
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Behavior | ✓ |
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Structure |
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| Functionality | ||||||
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Performance |
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Health warnings |
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✓ |
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Feedback | ✓ |
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✓ |
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Connectivity and interpretability |
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✓ | ✓ |
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Record | ✓ |
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Display |
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Guide | ✓ |
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Remind or alert | ✓ |
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Communicate | ✓ |
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✓ |
| Ethical issues | ||||||
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Beneficence | ✓ | ✓ |
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Nonmaleficence |
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✓ |
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Autonomy |
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✓ |
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Justice |
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✓ |
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Legal obligations | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Security and privacy | ||||||
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Security | ✓ | ✓ |
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✓ |
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Privacy | ✓ | ✓ |
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| User perceived value | ||||||
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User perceived value | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
aACDC: App Chronic Disease Checklist.
bMARS: Mobile App Rating Scale.