title: Current Status and Quality Assessment of Cardiovascular Diseases Related Smartphone Apps in China.
abstract: To examine current status and quality of CVD related apps available for download in China, a total of 151 apps from the top popular six app stores were analyzed. Data analysis uncovered a range of issues including missing of key variables in the pre-formatted daily records, no platform for interaction with relevant healthcare professionals and undesirable user-interface design. More importantly, these apps had low levels of adherence to internationally recognized guidelines in CVD management. Overall quality score of these apps was below the average (8.08/20). This study identified areas for improvement concerning the existing CVD related apps. Information may guide the further advancement of CVD related apps and benefit CVD management in China.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Yanling
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Liu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: College of Health and Biomedicine, Victoria University, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Sai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D063731:Mobile Applications / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012648:Self Care / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D000068997:Smartphone / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical